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My Surgeon Billed my Insurance and Collected Even After I Had Already Paid in Full out of Pocket. Is This Right?

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I had TT & BA in January. The TT was denied by Tricare previously. By Jan, I had BCBS, but assumed it still would not be covered, so I just paid out of pocket. I paid $9600 total, of which $4500 was for the TT. Afterward, they billed BCBS $24,700 for "diastasis of muscle" which was covered, & my share would have only been $992. I've had many F/U appts & a revision at no cost, but still feel this was dishonest. I really like my PS & I'm happy w/ the results. Am I right to ask for a refund?

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