<prompt> Human: My husband cut open his arm on a rusty pole thankfully he already had his tetanus shot. The only place open was the ER. He ended up getting 4 stitches which took about 15-20 minutes to clean and stitch. The bill came and there is a 2k emergency room fee and a 1k emergency room pro fee. After insurance our portion is 764. I called the billing department to confirm the charges were correct because this is much higher than we can pay or expected. They offered a 15 discount if we paid the remaining portion in full 650. Is there another way to negotiate this bill down...or is a 15 discount the best outcome we likely will get? We live in Illinois and the hospital was in-network.  <response>: Emergency care is expensive in the US. I would take the 15 and be done with it considering insurance already paid 75 of your bill. 