Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.
Rule: You must post before you leave.
"so how have you been" as they walk into the room, and don't bother waiting for an answer before asking why you're ~~bothering them~~ here today.
There's your emotional assessment. That'll be $40.
Honestly if I saw this on my bill if be calling my doctor directly to ask what the actual fuck this bullshit is.
Just call billing and refute it and they will immediately take it off. They know it's bullshit but they also hope you won't notice or call them on it.
How is this shit legal? Do you not have laws in the USA?
Got charged $100 for "dental hygiene training" during annual dentist visit after dentist walked in and asked "Do you floss?" - "Yes." - "Good. Floss every day." and walked out. I only know of this charge because insurance refused to pay and they sent the bill to me. I know it's definitely about these two utterances because this was the only interaction I had with this doctor at all. Everything else was performed by dental students.
I now refuse to answer any questions that do not directly pertain to the immediate procedure.
Damn. This has to be late stage capitalism. Please, I can't handle any more capitalism.