<prompt> Human: Year and a half ago idaho I got a pregnancy test done at a sliding scale clinic. I had insurance and was told it would probably be free or really cheap. Month later get an 18 bill in the mail and forget about it because Im moving and extremely sick from my pregnancy. Mom tells me I got another 18 bill 3 months ago from them as well she never told me about after I moved. Fast forward to now I have a 588 bill from collections for this.. what should I do or say to the collectors? Am I stuck paying this much for such a small bill?  <response>: Since you arent disputing there is a bill of some sort... first step would be to ask for proof of the debt from this collections company. Tell them to break down the charge. Not sure about your states laws but Id be more than willing to bet whatever they are trying to chargecollect violates some sort of state usury law on how high of interest they can charge relative to such a tiny debt. 