'Send them a bill for $150': Patient gets threatened with $150 appointment cancelation fee for attempting to reschedule within 48 hours; doctor bails on him 20 minutes before they are supposed to meet

There are surprise fees for just about everything these days, but the last proprietor you would expect to be dubious is your doctor. At least… you'd hope that your doctor isn't a sleazy fee-mongerer, but it's tough to know which practitioners you can trust. It's usually the insurance companies that get a bad reputation for shadiness, but in our next story, one patient actually deals with a sketchy doctor's office, confirming that not all doctors are the good guys.

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Author image for Jesse Kessenheimer Jesse Kessenheimer
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

schedule sketchy shady appointment doctors office doctor the doctor scammy cancel Office appointments doctors Reddit fees cancellation fee
Scroll down for the next article

Also From FAIL Blog

Trending Now

Wealthy aunt tells sister-in-law-to-be that her 6 and 8-year-old step-niblings will never see a dime of their family money after she complains about her prenup: 'She said we are greedy and cruel to [her] kids'

Wealthy aunt tells sister-in-law-to-be that her 6 and 8-year-old step-niblings will never see a dime of their family money after she complains about her prenup: 'She said we are greedy and cruel to [her] kids'

01
'I'll make sure it's $30 Every. Single. Time': Employee gets reprimanded for going $1.02 over expense limit, maliciously complies with boss's orders

'I'll make sure it's $30 Every. Single. Time': Employee gets reprimanded for going $1.02 over expense limit, maliciously complies with boss's orders

02
Maintenance technician warns boss about faulty pipe, boss refuses to pay him overtime to fix it, resulting in a flooded office: ‘Pipe didn’t want to wait till Monday’

Maintenance technician warns boss about faulty pipe, boss refuses to pay him overtime to fix it, resulting in a flooded office: ‘Pipe didn’t want to wait till Monday’

03
Entitled neighbor keeps stealing tenant's laundry detergent, tenant gets even by replacing soap with blue dye: 'The next morning, I hear screaming coming from the laundry room'

Entitled neighbor keeps stealing tenant's laundry detergent, tenant gets even by replacing soap with blue dye: 'The next morning, I hear screaming coming from the laundry room'

04
'She knows I'm jobless': Former employee gets rejected from ex-boss, then asked to donate to company fundraising event

'She knows I'm jobless': Former employee gets rejected from ex-boss, then asked to donate to company fundraising event

05
'I decided to be open': New boss of 4 months asks employees for feedback, gets upset at their advice

'I decided to be open': New boss of 4 months asks employees for feedback, gets upset at their advice

06
Advertisement