It isn't 1% of my total bill, but I did pay out of pocket for an outpatient surgery several years ago. The doctor charged me $500, including all follow-up offic

It isn't 1% of my total bill, but I did pay out of pocket for an outpatient surgery several years ago. The doctor charged me $500, including all follow-up office visits, whereas the hospital charged me close to $5000. Doctors are not the ones to blame about high medical costs.