<prompt> Human: A doctors office has recently charged me a 65 fee for a missed appointment. Ill spare the drama and just state that I think it was wrongly assessed, Ive made two attempts to contact them politely and respectfully; they first ignored me, then were just plain nasty.Im sure that this will go to collection agency.I am 33, married, employed, comfortable amounts of money, paying this bill would present no problem. We have a three-year-old and a baby on the way...paying medical bills is a familiar practice for us...to say the least. I just feel like Im getting screwed one way or another. I could just pay it and move on. If the office manager wasnt so nasty to me when I called, I probably would have just payed the bill. It has just stuck with me and I feel like not paying it.I dont know a resolution that prevents this from going to a collection agency. I am certain that I did not sign anything agreeing to pay fees for missed appoints, though the office does have a sign on the door indicating this.If it does go to an agency, is there a way for me to force them to verify the validity of the claim? Does disputing it make any difference? Would it be ridiculous to make a Small Claims case?Any advicerecourse is helpful.If this is the wrong r, my apologies.Assistant: Did you miss an appointment? If so, pay the token fee and save yourself some drama.If you didnt miss an appointment, then talk to the scheduling secretary and ask what appointment you missed, then dispute that it was yours. If it wasnt you, they should withdraw the charge.Human: If you didnt miss an appointment, then talk to the scheduling secretary and ask what appointment you missed, then dispute that it was yours. If it wasnt you, they should withdraw the charge.Thats the rub. I called that morning to confirm my appointment time and was there at the time; neither of us disputes my appointment time. When I arrived, they said that they had accidentally double-booked and I would have to wait approximately 75 minutes. In-person, I nicely told them that I could not wait. I mistakenly assumed and I should not have, that this negated the missed appointment fee.I am fine with running behind. It happens. I feel like them being more than an hour late for a scheduled appointment does not constitute me missing my appointment.  <response>: I agree with you in this case, you should not be charged. Definitely talk to the ownerhealthcare provider. 