Knee Repair’s Use Of Surgical Assistant Leads To A Costly Surprise Bill

Izzy Benasso injured her knee while playing tennis with her father Steve Benasso in Denver. After the college student had knee surgery to repair the injury, her dad noticed  her medical bills included a separate one from a surgical assistant for $1,167.

A college student’s bill for outpatient knee surgery is a whopper — $96K — but the most mysterious part is a $1,167 charge from a health care provider she didn’t even know was in the operating room.

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