Ill be satisfied if I knew how much something will cost after I got it done.

Its a first step.

Then, maybe in a distant future, we can move on to reasonable estimates an hour before a non-emergency procedure.

In this utopian future, I will have access to a chart with all the procedures atomistic broken down and codified with a corresponding prices for every code so can add up the cost myself.

Of course this magical cost sheet already exists. I’m just not allowed to see it.