<prompt> Human: My girlfriend was experiencing severe cramping a few weeks ago on a Friday night. It was so extreme she was having trouble walking. She has an IUD and was thinking that it had become dislodged somehow. I ended up driving her to the emergency room which I now know was a huge mistake. After doing a blood and urine test, and a ultrasound, all hospital did was give us a leaflet on menstrual cramping. The bill came the other day and somehow came out to 2,500. Weve tried writing an appeal which was denied. All the charges are significantly more than the average based on the types of procedures. weve tried talking to billing but they dont want to budge on the rates.Is there anything we can do to lower the bill? Any and all advice is appreciated!EDIT: this bill is including insurance coverage  <response>: Call the hospital billing dept and ask about any options andor try to work out a payment plan. 