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Story summary
- Carle Health billed Autumn Daniels $410 after she left without receiving treatment.
- Daniels waited four hours while staff only took vital signs and asked about migraine history.
- Carle’s email said effective March 1 2026 ER visits may be charged once care is initiated.
- AMA spokesperson Robert Mills said triage is not an E/M service and not use code 99281.
- Daniels’s health plan denied the claim, stating leaving against medical advice makes expense ineligible.
