When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child's palm. "He must have gotten it between the ...

Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the ...

NEW YORK -- A Suffolk County, New York mom is miffed after spending months fighting her pediatrician's pricey bill just to remove a splinter from her son's thigh. When we researched, WABC found these ...

Picture this: You're enjoying the weather outside on the porch when you brush up against a piece of wood and suddenly feel a sharp pain. You look down to see a stinging sliver of wood lodged ...

When George Lai of Portland took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the front door ...

Some patients are shocked by how doctors are now billing for simple care. Read Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed As Surgery from Money Talks News.