I have bills coming up from my colonoscopy. Can I do anything to fight them or get them lowered, or am I truly fucked because I didn’t want colon cancer?

I'm below the age insurance cares about your health. I finally convinced someone to get me a colonoscopy, and it was written down as a screening which was covered 100%. I called and confirmed it was 100% covered. As I'm signing in for my colonoscopy, they tell me if they find something that will change it from a screening colonoscopy and I will be charged for the procedure. I go in for the procedure and they find stuff. Now I've got at a close to $2k bill to pay all said and done. I just don't have two thousand dollars lying around. What can I do about this?

I don't like having the choices of "develop colon cancer", which is the kind of polyps they found, or "go to debtors prison". I'm really fucking pissed off, and I don't want any shit from this subreddit because in the past I've seen this subreddit tell people to get fucked. Things aren't going so great for me right now and the last thing I need are internet assholes gloating about my misfortune.

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