[Question - Insurance] Getting Estimates Before Receiving Diagnostic Care?

Significant other has health insurance with Aetna in the US. He has been experiencing pain in his shoulder for years and eats alieve like candy. In the past he went to his doctor about it and they did a bunch of things including an x-ray. The bill was crazy. It took him months of hounding the doctor's office to get any response about results or what they thought, they kept pushing it off and finally said "You're fine, nothing is wrong" and that was that. I am trying to convince him to go see someone else that accepts his insurance, but he refuses due to the surprise mega-bill. Is there any way you can submit estimate requests to your insurance before receiving any diagnostic care?

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