u/KrissyKay121217

Just a PSA / friendly reminder to check your EOB before paying ANYTHING to a provider. Here’s specifically what happened to me today…

Received a text from a provider saying I had an outstanding bill. This specific visit was from December 2025 so already… 6 months ago, and I’m just now hearing about it? I check the bill, and it’s around $65, which is absolutely not right because with a specialist visit my copay should be $50.

I check my EOB… lo and behold, insurance says I should owe $50. I also have secondary insurance, and their EOB says I owe $0. So, I call the provider at this point.

Once on the call, they state that my secondary insurance paid the claim and then reversed it (???). Not sure how that happens… so I inquired further. The provider put me on hold for a few minutes, then came back and said there was an error in their billing software, and I owe $0!!!

So… moral of the story, and something I’m learning more and more each day: Do NOT pay anything without looking at your EOB first!! I highly doubt I would’ve seen any sort of reimbursement from this provider had I just blindly paid this bogus bill.

Question is pretty much the title. What are we tipping for hair stylists? Prices have gone up significantly. A cut and color could be around $300… 20% of which would be $60!!! This seems unreasonable to me when the services are already so expensive, but I also don’t want to undertip and feel embarrassed or like they’re judging me.

My last stylist charged by the hour and didn’t accept tips (which was so much more comfortable!), but I since moved to a different area, where it’s still charged by the service.