Hey there, we are starting a big new project here and we could use your help.

In fact, asking for your help is a big part of this project.

We're looking at sneaky fees that rip money out of our pockets and we want to know how often this happens and where and how much

we're being taken for. Look here's an example of what we're talking about. Esther Lee's mom had arthritis so she got

steroid injections every month and every month.

Her share the bill was 30 bucks.

Until suddenly one month, it was more than 350.

So here's Esther talking with our pals at NPR and KFF health news for their Bill of the Month series.

This is a few years ago and she's describing this weird new charge on her mom's bill.

It said operating room services and she was like I never went to any

operating room. I went to the same doctor. I did the same procedure in the same

office. Why is it all of a sudden saying operating room? And again that same procedure it's an injection it's not

surgery but that charge Esther's mom got for operating room services so it's also

called a facility fee it's basically called a facility fee.

So it's basically like a cover charge just for walking in the door.

And if you or anyone you know has been hit by one of these fees,

and that's especially if, like Esther Lee's mom mom you're just going to see the doctor.

I want to hear about it and I want to see the bill and if you're up for it and they want to

talk to you on this show. We want to see how much we can

learn about these fees because they seem to be sneaking onto more and more medical

bills. So we've set up a format arm and a leg show dot com slash fees you can upload a bill there we're

gonna repeat that address later and I'm gonna ask you to pass it around for now I'll give

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