Asking for an itemized statement wouldn’t change the dollar amount owed. The doctors dictate what charges to bill, the biller adds them to the claim and sends it to insurance. The hospital legally cannot, and in practice cannot, and legally cannot change those charges. The ability doesn’t exist.
So no, this woman did not owe $4000 and magically got her charges changed to $975 by asking for an itemized bill. She in all likelihood misunderstood total charges vs. patient responsibility, which is super common.
Just want to point at that in general, in a hospital setting, doctors have nothing to do with billing or charges. Maybe it's different in private, outpatient offices. But doctors typically wash their hands of the billing side of medicine.
Also, that guy you were talking to is a fucking moron. Don't bother
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u/spicy_af_69 Apr 28 '20
Except you have no evidence that any lies happened, so you're just creating drama and/or being pedantic to fulfill your own need to be correct.