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By Koh MochizukiOct 04, 2021
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	Koh Mochizuki is a Los Angeles based actor whose work has been spotted anywhere from Broadway stages to Saturday Night Live.

	He received his B.A. in English literature and is fluent in Japanese.

	In addition to being a neophyte photographer, he is a huge Disney aficionado and is determined to conquer all Disney parks in the world to publish a photographic chronicle one day. Mickey goals.

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A woman found that displaying her emotional distress during a minor surgery had cost her. Literally.
On her medical invoice for a mole removal procedure, Midge—whose Twitter handle is @mxmclain—claimed she was additionally charged $11 for "crying." 
Among the services for which she was charged, Midge was dumbstruck to discover "Brief Emotion" was listed as something she was responsible for compensating. 
Mole removal: $223\nCrying: extrapic.twitter.com/4FpC3w0cXu
 — Midge (@Midge)
        1632861274


@mxmclain/Twitter

Midge followed up her tweet by making light of the situation, saying, "I didn't even get a damn sticker," and "Is a lollipop too much to ask?"
I didn\u2019t even get a damn sticker
 — Midge (@Midge)
        1632870340

Is a lollipop too much to ask?
 — Midge (@Midge)
        1632870355
People from different parts of the world with access to universal healthcare were astonished at the concept of paying for surgery, let alone being charged "extra" for showing emotional vulnerability. 
Tell me you live in the US w/o telling mehttps://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
 — not meghan (@not meghan)
        1633018935
America is not real. How you getting taxed for crying https://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
 — \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a \u26d3 (@\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a \u26d3)
        1633019437

Stiff upper lips is why socialized medicine in the UK is so inexpensive
 — Jason Not Evil (@Jason Not Evil)
        1632862061
Hospitals find stupid ways to drain patients' wallets.https://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
 — Isaac Larosee (@Isaac Larosee)
        1633013179

Charged for crying. I can feel the freedomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNARtUfgGts\u00a0\u2026
 — Ricardo Palma (@Ricardo Palma)
        1633116868


A user apprised Midge about screening code 96127 for Brief emotion, which is shorthand for "brief emotional/behavioral assessment." 
This specialized mental health code is billable by a primary healthcare provider after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administration (CMS) approved it in 2015.
Fees associated with code 96127 can be up to $25 per administration and billable up to four times a year.
96127 - Brief Emotional-Behavioral Assessment\n\nUp to $25 per assessment, 4 times per year.  Docs are using this to pad bills to increase revenue.\n\nI'd make a huge stink over this.
 — Log for Trick-or-Treaters (@Log for Trick-or-Treaters)
        1632873973
$25 to ask four questions...
 — Dave 'PfizerBoosted' Swersky \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89 (@Dave 'PfizerBoosted' Swersky \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89)
        1632886629

How much for Sweet Emotion?\n\nAsking for an Aerosmith.
 — Susan eerily (@Susan eerily)
        1632868119
Some thought the discount from Midge's Brief Emotion was peculiar. 
Was the $2 discount for crying pretty?
 — Rachel the witch is in (@Rachel the witch is in)
        1632867330
How\u2019s you get a discount on your crying fee? $2.20 off crying would do a lot more for my financial state than quitting avocado toast and making coffee at home has ever done.
 — Joshua Daniels (@Joshua Daniels)
        1632918194
Hey! A 20% emotional discount! Not bad. A lot of people I know discount my emotions at least 80% or more.
 — idle moments (@idle moments)
        1632879011
She was encouraged to fight the unexpected charge.
Dispute it, they are over billing you. The code had nothing to do with the issue at hand, contact your insurance and dispute it or the office and speak with the manager there.pic.twitter.com/Z7ykZ1kstS
 — Nicholas Betulia (@Nicholas Betulia)
        1633090677

For this type of appointment, absolutely make a stink about it! Your annual physical is one thing but mole removal? Nope.
 — lost_grrl (@lost_grrl)
        1632938805
Midge told Indy100 she wasn't aware her health insurance didn't cover  her depression screening during her annual physical examination. 
"It was basically 10 (or less) questions about mental health," she said of her evaluation.
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A woman found that displaying her emotional distress during a minor surgery had cost her. Literally.

On her medical invoice for a mole removal procedure, Midge—whose Twitter handle is @mxmclain—claimed she was additionally charged $11 for "crying."

Among the services for which she was charged, Midge was dumbstruck to discover "Brief Emotion" was listed as something she was responsible for compensating.

Mole removal: $223\nCrying: extrapic.twitter.com/4FpC3w0cXu
— Midge (@Midge) 1632861274

@mxmclain/Twitter

Midge followed up her tweet by making light of the situation, saying, "I didn't even get a damn sticker," and "Is a lollipop too much to ask?"

I didn\u2019t even get a damn sticker
— Midge (@Midge) 1632870340

Is a lollipop too much to ask?
— Midge (@Midge) 1632870355

People from different parts of the world with access to universal healthcare were astonished at the concept of paying for surgery, let alone being charged "extra" for showing emotional vulnerability.

Tell me you live in the US w/o telling mehttps://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
— not meghan (@not meghan) 1633018935

America is not real. How you getting taxed for crying https://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
— \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a \u26d3 (@\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a \u26d3) 1633019437

Stiff upper lips is why socialized medicine in the UK is so inexpensive
— Jason Not Evil (@Jason Not Evil) 1632862061

Hospitals find stupid ways to drain patients' wallets.https://twitter.com/mxmclain/status/1442950887383736321\u00a0\u2026
— Isaac Larosee (@Isaac Larosee) 1633013179

Charged for crying. I can feel the freedomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNARtUfgGts\u00a0\u2026
— Ricardo Palma (@Ricardo Palma) 1633116868

A user apprised Midge about screening code 96127 for Brief emotion, which is shorthand for "brief emotional/behavioral assessment."

This specialized mental health code is billable by a primary healthcare provider after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administration (CMS) approved it in 2015.

Fees associated with code 96127 can be up to $25 per administration and billable up to four times a year.

96127 - Brief Emotional-Behavioral Assessment\n\nUp to $25 per assessment, 4 times per year. Docs are using this to pad bills to increase revenue.\n\nI'd make a huge stink over this.
— Log for Trick-or-Treaters (@Log for Trick-or-Treaters) 1632873973

$25 to ask four questions...
— Dave 'PfizerBoosted' Swersky \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89 (@Dave 'PfizerBoosted' Swersky \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89) 1632886629

How much for Sweet Emotion?\n\nAsking for an Aerosmith.
— Susan eerily (@Susan eerily) 1632868119

Some thought the discount from Midge's Brief Emotion was peculiar.

Was the $2 discount for crying pretty?
— Rachel the witch is in (@Rachel the witch is in) 1632867330

How\u2019s you get a discount on your crying fee? $2.20 off crying would do a lot more for my financial state than quitting avocado toast and making coffee at home has ever done.
— Joshua Daniels (@Joshua Daniels) 1632918194

Hey! A 20% emotional discount! Not bad. A lot of people I know discount my emotions at least 80% or more.
— idle moments (@idle moments) 1632879011

She was encouraged to fight the unexpected charge.

Dispute it, they are over billing you. The code had nothing to do with the issue at hand, contact your insurance and dispute it or the office and speak with the manager there.pic.twitter.com/Z7ykZ1kstS
— Nicholas Betulia (@Nicholas Betulia) 1633090677

For this type of appointment, absolutely make a stink about it! Your annual physical is one thing but mole removal? Nope.
— lost_grrl (@lost_grrl) 1632938805

Midge told Indy100 she wasn't aware her health insurance didn't cover her depression screening during her annual physical examination.

"It was basically 10 (or less) questions about mental health," she said of her evaluation.

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