“Another hint - a $600 ambulance ride will move you to the front of the line. Rolling off an ambulance will almost always get you seen ahead of walk-ins.”
Yes, it will get you to see a triage nurse quickly. I cannot count the number of times we have explained that to someone who insisted on an ambulance ride and got sent to the waiting room. Our ambulance rides start at about $850.
Good thing I declined the ride when someone called 911 on me. Cost me over $250 bucks out of pocket just to say ‘no’ because the insurance wouldn’t pay - Dallas Fire Department didn’t have a contract with BC/BS.