I can understand, maybe he thought getting reimbursement for anything is already beyond impossible in the first place so he thought maybe by reducing the claim

I can understand, maybe he thought getting reimbursement for anything is already beyond impossible in the first place so he thought maybe by reducing the claim he will somewhat slightly increase the probability getting reimbursed. Beside the 5,300 procedure maybe still somewhat manageable, the $15,000 on the other hand is more important.