Business ProfileforB&B Surgical Assist

I had bariatric sleeve surgery done at ********************************** with ************** on December 1st, 2021. ************** gave me a list prior to surgery about the contracted surgical assistants he uses so I can call them to see if they are in network with my insurance. I called B&B Surgical Assist to verify if they take my insurance and whether it is in network or not. The woman on the phone told me that they do take my insurance and it would be in network. Fast forward to January 2023, I receive a text message bill from B&B Surgical Assist for $6,492.00 for the surgery that I received over a year prior. I called ********** **** Shield to ask them about the bill and why I was receiving one because at the time of my surgery I had already met my deductible and out of pocket so it should have been paid in full. The ********** agent said she would submit the bill with different coding and see if it gets paid. Over a month later on February 23rd, 2023, I get another bill in the mail from B&B Surgical Assist for a balance of $192.73. My insurance paid $6,092.00 toward the bill. I called my insurance to ask why it wasn't paid in full and why they would be trying to bill me for the rest, and she said that they are not in network and do not accept my insurance, which was news to me. The agent made a three-way call with me to B&B Surgical Assist where the woman who answered said they do not accept my insurance and they do not accept the allowed amount that they were already paid so I was still required to pay the remaining amount. Upon doing some research on a private ************** for patients on **************, I have seen dozens on other patients who have had the same experience with B&B where they lie about being in network and send surprise bills to the patient over a year after the surgery and demand payment. This company should be fined for deceptive business practices. They got paid almost 95% of the bill and won't write off the remaining balance. They are scammers.