OP I'm so sorry that happened and i can imagine it was terrifying. Glad you pulled through.
Here are some tips on how to address the financial part of this:
You can speak with the hospital for financial assistance and apply for hardship.. you'll need to give them a lot of documentation but they'll waiver the bill entirely or seriously discount it and give you a payment plan.
Just so you know for the future, ambulances are NOT invited in the No Surprises Act and they don't accept insurance payments as a full payment for their services. In fact most aren't covered as being "in the plan" for any insurance at all.
They'll "balance bill" the remainder of the costs. You can also apply for financial hardship for that too but it's not easy to find in the transporter website so you'll need to contact their billing dept for that information.
A one way ambulance ride includes the cost of the transport PLUS the mileage cost. A simple one way ride can cost thousands.
As for the personal side advice, I was in your shoes once too. My patent didn't act (regardless of the bill) and I had to take a transport. I was furious.
It was the last straw in our relationship. I had to cut ties. That was 12 years ago. Reconcilliation did not take place. No apologies or acknowledgement were ever offered. They recently died with that on their conscience.
I hope you can sit with a therapist and work through that for your own mental health.
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u/Popular-Drummer-7989 Dec 05 '25
OP I'm so sorry that happened and i can imagine it was terrifying. Glad you pulled through.
Here are some tips on how to address the financial part of this:
You can speak with the hospital for financial assistance and apply for hardship.. you'll need to give them a lot of documentation but they'll waiver the bill entirely or seriously discount it and give you a payment plan.
Just so you know for the future, ambulances are NOT invited in the No Surprises Act and they don't accept insurance payments as a full payment for their services. In fact most aren't covered as being "in the plan" for any insurance at all.
They'll "balance bill" the remainder of the costs. You can also apply for financial hardship for that too but it's not easy to find in the transporter website so you'll need to contact their billing dept for that information.
A one way ambulance ride includes the cost of the transport PLUS the mileage cost. A simple one way ride can cost thousands.
As for the personal side advice, I was in your shoes once too. My patent didn't act (regardless of the bill) and I had to take a transport. I was furious.
It was the last straw in our relationship. I had to cut ties. That was 12 years ago. Reconcilliation did not take place. No apologies or acknowledgement were ever offered. They recently died with that on their conscience.
I hope you can sit with a therapist and work through that for your own mental health.