auuuuugh. i got a bill from my anesthesologist from the first surgery for $350 and i couldn't understand why. so i called our insurance and apparently, he was an out of network provider. i said that's totally unfair because i do not get to pick my anesthesologist, he's just assigned to me at the hospital, and the person told me that they have some provision where if the doctor and hospital is in network (which i have control over and they both are) they'll cover 100% of the anesthesologist. i was like... but you didn't! and he said, well they only cover 100% of the average cost. i was like what the heck?! i live in california. i'm sure the average cost in the rest of the country is much lower, but this sucks. so i'm liable for the rest. this is only for my first surgery. the claims and bills from my second surgery haven't even rolled in yet. add on top of that the fact that i highly doubt my insurance will grant extra PT sessions since my coworker was denied it, even though my PT told me that every other insurance company usually grants it, and i'm talking $400/week for PT since it's $200/session. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!