5 min ER visit cost 1300$

[u/leDanielx2]

My wife is expecting. A few months ago, the baby stopped kicking and we got worried. It was hospital after hours, so only the ER was open. After 5 minutes of being in the checkup room baby starts kicking. So altogether a 15 min visit. Cost us 1350. And this is WITH insurance. Our medical system is so freaking broken I don’t understand how we put up with it as a country. What an absolute scam

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