Yeah, the office my doctor practices in has a deal with some 3rd party Lab, and every time he orders lab work for me, I get bills for each test a couple of weeks later, usually totaling around $75.... and I have insurance! They are real assholes too. If you don’t pay them immediately, they’ll send your ass to collections, and on your credit report it goes!
I can go to the hospital across the street and use their “Lab Direct” service(you can just walk in and request certain tests and pay cash), and pay only about $20 for the same tests. Every time he wants to do Labs, I tell him that I’ll just have them done myself and send him the results.
Well...that’s how it should be. Shop around...find the best price!!