Do I have to pay a medical bill that was part of my auto accident settlement?

Normally, all medical bills are paid from the settlement proceeds once the settlement funds are received. Why the DC's bill was not paid, I do not know. Your lawyer should have known about him, since your lawyer sent you to him. Either way, the bill needs to be paid if you received the services. However, you should be able to negotiate a reduced amount to satisfy his billing.

It should have been negotiated with the settlement. It is likely the amount of the bill was included in calculating the settlement amount. You should send the bill to the attorney who handled your personal injury case and ask why it was not taken care of at the time of settlement. The attorney should deal with the bill. However, please be aware, you are ultimately responsible for paying that bill for your medical treatment. Generally you can get at least a reduction in the bill for a proportionate share of the attorneys fees it took to obtain the settlement; i.e. if you paid your attorney 30% of the settlement, the x ray facility should reduce their bill by at least that amount.

In a word yes, but can't pay that which you did not have or know about. Would contact the provider and essentially tell them that never sent bill to include in settlement payout and as result either they should waive it because of how long it took them to send out or drastically reduce the bill.

If your attorney signed a lien form from the care provider, he would normally pay the provider (a reduced amount?) from the settlement.

Depends on what the retainer with your attorney states. If the retainer hold you responsible for medical bills, use the settlement proceeds to pay the bill.