This has to do with Medicare specifically, not out of pocket costs for a self-pay patient or regular insurance. It is robbery and also probably a large part of

This has to do with Medicare specifically, not out of pocket costs for a self-pay patient or regular insurance. It is robbery and also probably a large part of the reason procedures are so expensive for the rest of us. Regular insurance reimbursements are much more reasonable but they still don't pay near what you'd pay if you had to pay for a procedure out of pocket.