<prompt> Human: My daughter had her tonsils and adenoids removed and about two weeks after the procedure we went back in because she had bleeding in her throat. On our second visit they applied a topical anesthetic and chemically cauterized her throat to stop the bleeding, no big deal, everyone is happy. We have a high deductible plan so the initial surgery was 1,800 out of pocket. The bill for the second visit comes in and its for 1,065. This seems very high to me considering the cost of the actual surgery so I look into it. Turns out, the office submitted CPT code 42962 instead of 42960. 42960 is about 300 instead of 1,065 and I feel this was completely intentional. Looking at the descriptions of the codes there is no way a doc with 20 years of experience submitted 42962 without knowing what the code meant. I spoke with the billing manager and my insurance company, they quickly agreed a mistake had been made the doc submitted the wrong code and resubmitted the claim for 300 instead of 1,065. I explained to them that I think they do this all the time and are taking advantage of people theyre an earnosethroat place. I also said that I think its fair for them to not bill me at all for this second procedure since they were basically caught red handed doing something unethical. So finally the personal finance question, I dont intend to pay the bill for 300 and want to prevent it from going to collections, any thoughts on accomplishing this? For the record, I dont go around disputing medical bills and weve already paid for the initial procedure. Im not looking for a handout but I think they do this to a lot of people and should be called out on it. Its also possible Im blowing this out of proportion, any comments are welcome. TL;DR - Being ripped off by my doctor, they lowered the bill, Im refusing to pay the lowered amount based on principal and dont want it to hurt my credit score.  <response>: I dont intend to pay the bill for 300 and want to prevent it from going to collections, any thoughts on accomplishing this?Pay the bill.You cant just decide to not pay something on principle.If you think they are really shady and do this consistently, youll have to gather actually evidence and prove it in a court of law. 