The highest percentage ofspecialty surprise claims came from anesthesiology, at 16 percent.Primary care represented 13 percent, and emergency medicine 11percent. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new study finds that one in seven patients are hit with asurprise medical bill—an out-of-network chargefor a medical service—even though they were admitted to anin-network hospital.

The new analysis, from the Health Care CostInstitute (HCCI), looked at 620,000 patients across 37 states andthe District of Columbia in 2016. “Overall, we found that 14.5percent of these admissions had at least one associatedout-of-network professional claim; that is, roughly 1 in 7 patientsreceived a surprise bill despite obtaining care at an in-networkhospital,” the report said.

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