<prompt> Human: So, wife fainted at work and they called an Ambulance for her. They brought her to a nearby hospital 5 miles down the road and she was fine. She had real bad vertigo and low iron. Shes great and fine now. However, the ambulance bill was 1,700 and insurance only paid 650, leaving us around 1,050 for our portion. We got an itemized bill as follows:Base Rate - 1,109Mileage 24.05Mile 5 miles - 120.25Disposable Environmental Supplies - 97Pulse Oximeter - 112Visadex Strip - 23EKG Disposable Supplies - 23EKG Monitor Lead - 182IV Disposable Supplies - 97---Insurance covered - 716Our portion - 1,050They literally just checked her vitals and gave salene for a 5 mile, 5 minute ride. I cant afford 1,000 charge right now, this isnt even counting the ER bill.Is there anyway we can negotiate the bill??Edit: A few of you are saying this isnt out of the norm... and holy shit if so. American healthcare sucks.Edit2: Turns out, the Ambulance company lied and never filed with insurance. Insurance is requesting them to send bill to them and Im only responsible for 50 copay  <response>: Doesnt seem that high pricedTalk to the people on the phone and tell them you need to negotiate the price down andor make payments 