So if it's any comfort, I'd guess your insurance wasn't getting billed on top of that. They probably paid $15 and pocketed your copay.
Some might call this "keeping two sets of books", but apparently it's par for the course here in the glorious USA.
Up until recently [0], it was common for insurers to have rules preventing health care providers from telling you when it was cheaper to pay cash.
[0] https://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-2018/gag-...
So if it's any comfort, I'd guess your insurance wasn't getting billed on top of that. They probably paid $15 and pocketed your copay.
Some might call this "keeping two sets of books", but apparently it's par for the course here in the glorious USA.
Up until recently [0], it was common for insurers to have rules preventing health care providers from telling you when it was cheaper to pay cash.
[0] https://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-2018/gag-...