Post by gr (he/him) / Redsky

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Just in case you were curious how much it costs in the US to take an ambulance ride 3.5 city blocks after catching a trolley track with your rear bike wheel and breaking your clavicle at the shoulder, that bill is $960 flat, $495.80 after the limp state of US health insurance does its thing.

The salient info is already text in the post. This is just a photo of the second bill I received (after calling to provide my insurance info upon receiving the full bill) as documentation (cropped to exclude any PII).

aug 26, 2025, 5:21 pm • 1 0

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I’m over-explaining this a bit, but: I’m in the illustrious position that I can afford this cost. I expect my (and my insurance’s) doing so defrays the cost of similar ambulances collecting injured folks who can’t afford that. Maybe the State could provide for that latter set better?

aug 27, 2025, 5:37 am • 0 0 • view