So...I'm sure almost everyone on this forum has had to deal with hospitals at some point, no?

Is there any chance of settling a bill for out-of-network physicians at an in-network hospital? Apparently I owe about $900 for physicians that I NEVER SAW who stopped by and read my chart, or something. The insurance website claims that they paid nothing, but that my member cost should only be about $300...but whatever billing center these guys used wants all of the money.

It's not like I was even given a choice of checking their network status. I didn't even know these guys existed until the bill came today (they aren't affiliated with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, or any of the imaging services). So frustrating.

Do I appeal to the insurance? The center the physicians bill through? The hospital?