They actually turn around and will slash the cost for the uninsured the second you dispute it. They don’t actually expect people to pay that much

It’s a weird dance with insurance companies, they say it’s costs 20k and then insurance says “ok, I’ll pay 7k” and you pay 5k

An uninsured person might get away with paying even less than $5k when it’s all said and done. It’s not a real healthcare system