Wallet Biopsy

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According to WordSpy:

"n. The determination of a person's financial status or health insurance coverage before admitting that person to a hospital or before performing an expensive procedure."

My first one came in 1970 when a diagnosis of pneumonia was changed to 'a bad cold' when the clinic discovered that my company insurance wasn't scheduled to kick in for a couple more weeks. The second one happened in 1988 when a herniated disc somehow morphed into an 'imaginary problem' when the examining doctor discovered that my insurance had maxed out.

Have you or someone you know ever been subjected to a wallet biopsy? If so, what happened?