It’s interesting that we’re talking about costs and finance in a thread about doctors. Has anyone ever asked a doctor or dentist office how much something simple cost? Sometimes I can’t even get a quote. They bill a third party payer, who has the rates set, normally based off of Medicare set rates. Then if you are lucky enough to have worked in health insurance, you can discuss things with the rude and snobby receptionist who billed wrong, although she can do no wrong, although you were the professional who denies her bills for doing them clearly wrong.
If time = money, and no one knows the value of their services or money as it just gets typed into a computer with a code (that’s usually wrong), then who knows the value of time?