Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder View Post
Imagine all the coin that could be saved if that was not done. Unfortunately, I think the bills are padded in part because of all the uninsured folks out there.
To add to that, I think bills are padded so that the hospital (or provider) will get something close to what they should be getting paid from the insurance company. Provider only gets paid a certain (low) amount per code/procedure. So, the provider adds in every single code possible to increase its reimbursement!