<prompt> Human: My son just started as a freshman at a universisty. A bill from my insurance company just showed up stating my son had an ER visit 6 Oct to the tune of 4K and some change. The letter basically states due to the coding, they will not pay the bill. When I showed my son he admitted that he had too much to drink and unwisely took an Adderall pill from a hallmate to study for a test due the next day. He started getting scared when his heart raced and his roomate took him to the ER.What are my options? 4K for an IV, bloodtest and motrin?  <response>: Have YOUR SON call up the billing department and negotiate the price. The hospital would rather have SOME of what theyre owed rather than nothing.I will tell you that the 4K might seem like a lot, but when you have someone saying they feel like they are having a cardiac arrest episode, its a medical emergency and they will devote their EDER resources to make sure that this kid doesnt die on their watch meaning they will call in more nurses if needed, or remove nurses from another less serious case. Physicians, nurses, techs, etc all have to devote some time to ensure that he gets adequate care. If they dont, and he dies or something else happens, you probably would have sued them.If he were my kid, Id collect the 4K from him and negotiate the hospital bill down. Take the remainder and go on a vacation with my wife. Hopefully he learns a lesson from this. 