Why doctors are so expensive Cindy was having a lot of pain in her stomach, so she went to the doctors to get it looked at. She was told she needed minor surgery to remove a growth, and that the operation would take 15 minutes. The surgery went well with no complications, but when Cindy was shocked to find out that the bill was $1,000. She yelled the doctor ""Why is this bill so high? The operation only took 15 minutes?"" The doctor says ""I'll tell you what, I'll charge you $100 for the cut, and $900 for knowing where to cut""