I've never gotten a bill from a hospital that didn't include the adjusted amount from the insurance companies. The crazy original charges from the hospitals are

I've never gotten a bill from a hospital that didn't include the adjusted amount from the insurance companies. The crazy original charges from the hospitals are usually as high as they are because the insurance companies ALWAYS negotiate them down, even with these discounts the bills are still crazy expensive, it ended up costing $2,500 for my wife to have a Cesarian when my daughter was born after insurance paid.