<prompt> Human: Im a college student in Texas. About 4 months ago I got a huge breakout of hives it was my third one in two days that spread uber fast and wouldnt go away. Since I have no known allergies, my university 24-hour nurse line suggested I go to the ER. I went there about 7pm and I got stuck up to an IV and was advised to stay till 6am. They didnt use the epi-pen on me. After keeping me on the IV they let me go. I didnt take an ambulance.I got a bill asking for around 1300, but then it said insurance covered it so my amount owed was 0. I got another bill for 100 that didnt specify what it was for. Now four months later I get another bill for 800. I dont really have that kind of money on hand or anything, and I find it ridiculous since they didnt even really do anything much. But maybe I dont know how this stuff works? Is there any way to negotiate it down? Assistant: 1300 for an ER visit and an overnight stay is not unreasonable. You may be able to negotiate it down.Human: Well considering how useless they were Oh well just have to wait for it to go down if the epi-pen didnt work on you... I wish I would have just stayed home :  <response>: Youre not paying for the actual level of care you received. Youre paying for getting care at a facility that is set up to literally bring people back from the brink of death 247365. Thats why ER care is so expensive. Youre paying that to be available, not necessarily the care you actually received. 