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What is the legal precedent for accuracy of a cost estimate for a medical procedure in the state of Florida? Specifically, an oral surgeon's financial people provided, and we and they signed, a financial estimate of services that included a bottom-line out of pocket expense. This included a verbal agreement that the office would validate available dental insurance funding. Following the procedure, I paid the out of pocket expense (deposit before the work, and balance after the work). Months later, I received another bill for nearly the same amount. When I inquired, they indicated that there was a shortfall of insurance funding (that they help contributed to by billing for an office visit/x-ray I didn't know about) and that I was responsible. In other words, the estimate was more than 100% in error. Further review determined that the surgeon's office could not have contacted the insurance company for availble funding as their estimate was greater than my total insurance benefit! Is this a breech of a good faith estimate? Is there legal recourse.
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