Got separate bill for “facility fee”

Not sure if anyone else has experienced this but I saw a specialist in Irvine CA through UC Irvine and got an extra charge for a “facility fee” of almost 200 dollars. Apparently this is separate from insurance and may or may not go towards your deductible depending on your plan. I guess when I signed the intake documents I agreed to this absurd extra charge for using their facilities. Of course the exam itself gets billed through insurance and I pay my copay but this extra charge just seems outrageous. It’s not like I can see the doctor at my own rented out exam room lol. What’s weird is I’ve been to other UC specialists and never gotten charged this fee. I have no idea if it’s based on time or what room you use. There were no procedures done at all just a standard appointment to go over test results. Is this becoming a common practice? Has anybody had this before and has anybody had any luck fighting it? Just when I thought US healthcare couldn’t get any worse.

https://ift.tt/Lfl3pdn Submitted June 27, 2024 at 05:56AM by HandsomeTod11 https://ift.tt/0i5wT3p