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because there are too many people that will not pay if given the chance to do so down the road. Another reason very few practices finance for their patients. So this is entirely normal and I would be surprised if some practices didn't do it this way. Should extenuating circumstances lead to your procedure being cancelled, you should get a refund per the doctor's policy.
Thank you for the question.Every practice has it's own policies on how payments should be paid and when. This is a complete normal action if it's a serious practice. I normally ask for final payment on the preop appointment or surgery morning before the procedure, this makes everything less stressful on surgery morning if your card doesn't work or something else.Dr. Campos