Hospitals add facility fees to bills from owned doctor's offices & facilities, without patients setting foot on the hospital campus, increasing costs.
Hospital facility fees, like a $154.52 charge for a flu test, result in higher insurance premiums or direct service costs for consumers, highlighting the burden on patients.
Facility fees originate from historical hospital billing, with professional fees by doctors & facility fees by institutions. Efforts to regulate these fees face opposition from groups like the American Hospital Association.
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