Ya same thing has happened to me in the past for well physicals. The mystery and completely in billing is a huge issue. When my wife gave birth in 2019 we got 7+ bills over 6 months. Costs 5k plus with insurance, pretty absurd.
IMO it's corporate greed adding bogus charges for services not rendered. Probably corporate mandate like the shit Luigi PKd the top brass for.
Say a provider has 30k wellness exams, each with a $300 modifier. Most patients eat it as it's like $30 after insurance and petty. In aggregate it's like 9 million extra margin.
Cheaper for them to fraud you and fight you than follow the law.
With one of my sons, the provider wanted us to be discharged just after midnight so we would have to pay the full next day. We left 5 minutes before midnight. They even try to coerice you with discharge nonsense. No way my wife was going to stay another day in the goofy COVID hospitals with no food
This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Jul 11 2025 10:02am