Unfortunately, I have no helpful information - just another complaint about medical pricing. WHY can’t an office tell you how much a procedure will cost? On my last visit for a specialized test, I had to sign a form that said I would pay for the procedure if Medicare would not. This seems standard although in this case it called out Medicare specifically.
I then asked what the maximum amount might be, before agreeing to be responsible. NO ONE could (or would) tell me - not the MD office or the billing office. This was for a particular procedure - not an unknown or open-ended one. I think I ultimately signed the form, with caveats next to my signature, but no one seemed to care as long as I signed something.