$180,000 under "patient’s responsibility" in claims

I had surgery out of network (NY) and I'm based in CA. I recently looked at the claims submitted on my insurance website, and from several different claims from the procedure (hospital + doctor) it totals up to $180,000 that falls under "patient's responsibility".

I'm really scared, is this going to be billed to me by the providers? I spoke to the doctor who issued the surgery and he told me that this was the case with out of network, and that there would be a back and forth between them and negotiations and to not worry.

However, I can't ignore these large bills and am quite anxious about it. My total time in the hospital was less than 2 hours. Is this just the game played between insurance and providers? Should I be concerned?

Do I take matters into my own hands or do I let the "negotiations" between the doctor/hospital continue? Context I'm quite young and the doctor seems to be on my side, and wants to reassure me that I should not worry until the negotations are complete. I just don't want to be blindsided and be hit with a bill that will potentially ruin my future… Thank you, any insight is appreciated.

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