Answer:
The cost of surgery is = $34000
If he has the surgery done at a medical facility his insurance company has pre approved (in-network), insurance will pay 80% of the cost.
So, the insurance company will pay :
[tex]0.80\times34000=27200[/tex] dollars
Jamal will have to pay [tex]34000-27200=6800[/tex] dollars
If the procedure is done out of network, insurance will pay half the cost.
Means insurance company will pay = [tex]34000/2=17000[/tex] dollars
Jamal will have to pay = [tex]34000-17000=17000[/tex] dollars
So, to stay in network, he will have to pay $6800 and to stay out of network, he will have to pay $17000.