<prompt> Human: Hi Everyone,So Im having an issue in regards to some unexpected medical bills coming from my sons ER visit. In mid-January I had to run him to the ER so I went to the one closest to my house. At the time my son was 4 months old, it was just me and him that morning, Im going to the first dang ER I know is near me. So they see him there for a couple hours before deciding he needed further testing down in Chicago at Luries Childrens. So they ordered him an ambulance from a third party. Said yes, we had to take the ambulance, we were not cleared to drive him down.So now some of the bills are starting to trickle in as well as the statement of benefits from BCBS. It appears that the ER I went to was covered by BCBS as an in-network facility. So the costs there were minimal. The doctor that saw him, at the same ER, is not in network. So I received a bill from a third party billing company thedoctorbill.com saying that I owe 1900. Insurance cut me a check for 202. I was told by BCBS that since shes out of network, she can CHOOSE to not honor the discount which is 80. On top of that. I have a 4500 check from BCBS to go to this third party ambulance company. I have not been billed by them, but I am scared its going to be the same thing. It was the ambulance company the ER chose to use, but was not covered by BCBS. So thats an 8050 ambulance ride leaving me on the hook for 3550.Has anyone had any experience in dealing with this? This is a complete shock to my wife and I. Its an additional 5500 worth of medical bills from an in-network facility but the doctor and ambulance company that were assigned to me, that I had no say in, were out-of-network. Is there any way to fight this?  <response>: Its a known scam. I call it a scam because its a perfectly accepted and legal way for this countrys medical system to screw people. Its awful, its unavoidable you were having an emergency. It is totally egregious and unconscionable that this is legal, but it is. 