<prompt> Human: I just recently got new dental insurance and switched dentists. I went to my first consultation and they did x-rays and the cleaning. All was fine until I got home and found a very high bill a couple days later. They did not tell me that all of the x-rays were not covered by my insurance, and went ahead and did them anyway. What I want to know, is this legal? To dupe the patient and tell them they need all of this work done and then bill them after the fact? I dont want to pay this. I would have never gotten them done if I had known it was all covered, because normally it is. Please help!  <response>: Youre responsible to figure out what is covered and what is not before going to the dentist. How is the dentist suppose to know? They dont have access to your policy. Are you sure it wasnt covered? Call your insurance again. Just ask the dentist to reduce the bill. Best you can hope for. 