Charging exorbitant consultation fees and , in return, not providing satisfactory service has become quite a common practice in private hospitals. The psychological discomfort created by illness compels the patient to undergo each and every test advised by the doctor, even if it is not affordable. In return he expects to know all about his illness. In the event, the patient goes back even more mystified about his illness than before the consultation. Even after he has undergone very expensive tests he is not fully informed about his illness by the consultant.