Can the provider bill us for the discounted amount by the Insurance?

Hi All.. I am going through IVF due to genetic reasons. My provider was not sure if the biopsy of embryos will be covered by my insurance initially. They billed me $3750 for the biopsy which I had to pay in advance. Now after the claims are submitted by my provider, I see that out of $3750 , $660 were paid by my insurance and the rest amount is discounted. Patient responsibility is 0 as I met my deductible and OOP maximum by then.

I wanted to file for taxes for the $3750 that I paid, if it was not covered by my insurance. I am not getting concrete answer from my provider billing office on this.

Can they bill me for the remaining discounted amount after the insurance claim?

Should they refund me the total amount since it was covered by my insurance? Or is it one of the provider strategies to get the total overpriced amount for the service?

The above scenario was only for my 1 cycle. I had 2nd ER for which I paid another $3750 for biopsy and the claim is still in process.

Anyone who has gone through similar situation?

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