<prompt> Human: Im just curious if there is anything I can do about this situation Im in. I have a surgery on Friday and I called the hospital to see how much it would be. They told me it was 800 the day of and 900 prior on a past due balance from 2014 that had gone to collections. They said I needed the past due resolved to get the surgery. I called collections they said they were more of an extended billing and they said I had to pay in full, there was no type of debt settlement, etc. I talked to them at length about it to try and see if anything could be done. Finally I called the hospital and paid the 900 and planned on paying the 800 on Friday...essentially depleting my funds. Then later the hospital calls me back and says I owe another 2,100 on top of the 900 and 800. They say both the hospital and collections overlooked the 2,100 due that I also need to pay this before Friday. No partial payments, all in full. I know I technically do owe them that money for prior services, and would like to pay them but I dont have that kind of cash and gave them 900 of it earlier on the basis that they would perform the procedure on Friday. Is there anything I can do? Do you think they did this on purpose since I spoke to the hospital about 3 times prior to this and then collections at length, all while reviewing my account. Can a hospital deny services for amounts due? Sorry if these are stupid questions but any insight would be appreciated. I kind of feel like i got got...if that makes any sense.Assistant: Can a hospital deny services for amounts due? Except for emergency treatment to save your life, yes, at least in the US. You didnt provide your location.Human: My bad, the US.  <response>: You need to figure out if the surgery is elective or mandatory.Will I die if I dont get it? Is an oversimplified version of the question youre asking yourself. Obviously, its probably more complicated than that, but you get the idea. 