> Just like hospitals unable to or refuse to disclose prices. Yep or they give an estimate which explicitly says it can change based on the procedure's outcome

> Just like hospitals unable to or refuse to disclose prices. Yep or they give an estimate which explicitly says it can change based on the procedure's outcome and then your real bill is 3x the estimate even though you have signed paperwork from a doctor saying nothing out of the ordinary happened so you call your insurance company and mention this and they immediately deny your grievance form and say you're responsible for the full amount that's not covered. Then you bring this up with the hospital and they say "an estimate is what it is, there's nothing we can do" and then you ask for them to assign you to someone who can walk you through the itemized bill which says stuff like "Code 0234 Unknown" and explain why it costs $6,354 dollars and they don't comply. This is all after you've called half a dozen departments ahead of time to try and get an accurate price quote but were denied by everyone. It's no surprise that bills get sent to collections. For anyone out there in the US, I highly encourage you to record every single phone conversation you have with anything medical related. It will save you.