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Originally Posted by klc1923
Last year my husband went to TV ER. We know this is a participating hospital. The one surgeon was not participating - we discovered later when the bill came in. All other providers and facility were participating. In the case of the non participating physician, they can "balance bill" you - the difference between their original bill and the amount they receive from the insurance company. I fought that bill for over a year.
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I think it is outrageous for the hospital to allow that to happen, and for a doctor to try to rip someone off in the emergency room. It is clearly price gouging. I have never wanted to sue anyone, but this may be an exception.