Understanding billing codes

So I recieved a bill today that was much more than I expected from my medical provider. It was for a minimal procedue I had done a month ago.

There are 2 codes on my bill, each of these has a fee of $8400, with my insurance it says I owe $2400 of that. When I look up the codes, most hospitals list the fees as around $100 – $200. I saw one that was $500. I think these were fee schedules, but I'm not clear on what that is or what it means.

I have a feeling this procedure is not as costly as this and want to understand how to proceed since I simply do not have the money to pay this right now.

Any advice will be helpful. And please go easy on me as I was told this would be covered, and my mother who's insurance I'm on, did not explain or understand our 2 Tier system which is why the insurance has such a high deductible for this procedure.

I'm planning on reaching out to the provider and explaining my situation but I know they won't help me with lowering the bill.

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