Balance billing.
When the provider bills you the difference.
When an out-of-network provider bills you for the difference between what they charged and what your insurance paid. Can run into thousands of dollars. The No Surprises Act bans most balance billing in emergency and facility-based settings; for non-emergency out-of-network care, balance billing is often legal but disclosed.
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