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The hospital’s $185,037.45 bill includes $13,500 for an MRI of my elbow, $9,500 for a CAT scan and $17,797.12 for two x-rays. “Laboratory” expenses—primarily related, I’m guessing, to blood tests carried out throughout my stay—total $44,787.96. The bill for my semi-private hospital room is $54,000, or $18,000 per night. The hospital’s charges strike me—and two physicians I ran them by—as high.

Source: Scientific American

Does "ran them by" mean "consulted the physicians about the costs"? Collins Dictionary has this - "If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea, or can understand it." So I guess the "them" in the "ran them by" refers to the costs. Not sure whether I am on the right track.

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    Yes. The phrase is often used in the context of costs.
    – Jeffrey Carney
    Nov 6, 2021 at 4:14
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    Yes, it's fine. Compare If you want to make an offer on a new house, run it by me first and I'll tell you if the price is reasonable. But the idiom can be used to ask for / describe initial sight / approval / assessment of any planned future action, not just things involving "costs".
    – FumbleFingers
    Nov 6, 2021 at 18:09

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