[South Dakota]

This is very true.
My daughter passed out and quit breathing.
I called for an ambulance and 3 vehicles showed up.
It cost her $1500. Bucks because they billed her twice and she had lost the receipt from the first billing

[Uncle Chip]

Yup — they send you bills for that EMT ride to the hospital now — about $500 just about anywhere in the country.

$750 for that ride in a wilderness area is cheap.

[steve86]

Here, a “rescue” from the parking lot of the hospital’s ER costs just the same as one from 10 miles away, but still within the city.