Woke up nauseaous, vomited about five times, and the last one included blood so I went to the emergency room. I spoke to a doctor for less than five minutes and received no imaging. There was one routine blood draw and an IV with saline and Zofran.
God damn America. $3042 to walk in the door. I could have literally flown back to England and been seen at an NHS hospital for a 5th of the cost.
The fact that a patient even has to go through that is so fucked. Last year I was charged an extra ~$1000 for surgical costs that I knew was supposed to be covered by my insurance and would probably get refunded, but I still had to wait for the hospital / insurance to come to that conclusion as well. Waiting and hoping I wouldn't have to fight for that was so stressful