Contacted a provider with over 100 reviews  and was straight up told what her prices + services are before she attempted to verify who I was.

I don't recall anything like this since the old days of calling personal ads.

Usually they would say something like:  "I start at $60 a visit and then anything beyond a release is extra."

This was back in the 1970s, and I didn't adjust for inflation.

That's just the way she does business. She probably advertises in a place where bargain hunters shop and is tired of all the questions from guys who can't figure it out for themselves so she just lays it out there. It's less safe for her to do it that way than it is for you.  
If she was a cop trying to catch you she would try to coax you to talk about sex for money not the other way around.
Most of the guys that get swept up in sting operations are the ones who don't do the research you are doing, they make it easier for the rest of us by playing the role of low hanging fruit

If she is LE, would the mere fact that he agreed to her rates and services be enough for him to be arrested?

You are most likely correct that if you show up to a sting having agreed to exchange money for sex via text, email, etc. the very act of showing up will most likely get you arrested. Especially if you have an envelope with the exact amount of her "gift" counted out in it.

BTW, I know I have said this before, but it warrants repeating, have you noticed how much nicer people are being to you now that you are composing your thoughts in complete sentences? I didn't bust your chops on the subject, just to be a dick. I genuinely wanted to help out, and it appears that you have taken the advice and seem to be fitting in quite nicely now. Kudos

why thank you.

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Thanks everyone for the advice.  

It's the cop that you don't see that you have to worry about.

Cops rarely are visible when conducting a sting, You most likely owe the lady you scheduled with an apology for the NCNS.

if I saw a cop coming close from any direction... I am leaving.  

I've noticed an increasing number of Web sites where the ladies post menus of services provided. That, it seems to me, would be just as bad as saying it on the phone. I don't understand why they would do that (and this includes some agency sites; one would think they would know better).

I've seen this too. But, my guess is they have thorough screening practices, so LE won't even get the chance to see her.

Just as I would expect an apology if a provider was coming to see me and got spooked by seeing a cop in the area. I would still consider it a NCNS and I most definitely would blast her on my local board if she did not communicate what had happened in a timely manner. I expect this kind of consideration by any professional person, and I give that same consideration myself.

where I said... maybe, maybe not.

Shit happens and when it does communication matters, the very least you should do is let her know you're not coming.
Unless you are picking up a SW or have a sign on your car that says I'm a john, a passing cop isn't looking for you.
On second thought if you're that paranoid about LE you probably look and act guilty enough to draw attention to yourself so you would be better off running whenever you see the cops.

but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't still do the right thing whenever possible, and it's not only possible to do the right thing here, it's downright easy.

There is no "maybe, maybe not" in this case. He OWES her an apology, no ifs, ands or buts about it. He stood here up and made no effort to let her know why. That is completely unacceptable, and is likely to get the OP on a lot of DNS lists, and that is something that you should know a LOT about.

where I said... if she texts or emails you what happened, just tell her that a cop in that area spooked you and you left.  

Whoever the hosts were for that M&G should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town for not screening properly. There is a reason that EVERYBODY attending a M&G needs to pass screening, even those that are guests of well known and respected members.

EVERY cancellation deserves that the other party be notified as soon as humanly possible. That is just common courtesy which you seem to be in short supply of. No wonder you are on so many DNS lists.

and screening was always required for EVERYBODY, provider, hobbyist and all "plus ones", no exceptions for "plus ones" no matter whose guest they were.

it looks like the hosts dropped the ball on this one, but it's not the first time, nor is it likely to be the last, I remember the other moron from NYC who invited a reporter to his M&G, It took him the better part of a year to finally admit that he "might" have made an error in judgment. I can't say I can blame anyone for not trusting their safety to amateurs.

as for your new career path, interesting. I hope it's successful for you.

every single argument in the forums. it's either your way or the highway.

So it doesn't surprise me in the least that you don't like what I have to say, but that doesn't make what I have to say any less true, and I don't see anyone but you complaining about it. So I guess I will just take my chances where it comes to "looking bad" in your opinion.

and for the record, just how many DNS lists are you on? My guess would be a lot of them.

to me and many others. just because you were a former moderator does not give you the license to slander people without any basis of fact.