All well and good until you sign away those rights in one of the many forms you fill out- see for example this excerpt from one of my local hospital websites (emphasis mine)

It’s trivial to be coerced into signing one of these agreements when you’re in a high stress high stakes environment.

> If you get other types of services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can't balance bill you, _unless you give written consent and give up your protections._