Question about a medical bill

My kid had a elbow dislocation (Tuo Jiu in Chinese, scientifically known as nursemaid's elbow) and was treated by the doctor. I found that they charged us for emergency office visit and almost $300 for treatment. But as far as I saw, the doctor just gently rotated and pulled his arm and the whole visit with the doctor was finished in minutes.

Was the charge reasonable at all? Should I appeal and how can I do that? Please share your experience or opinion. BTW, I haven't paid the bill yet. We have insurance but the amount is within the deductible so basically the cost will come out of our pocket.

Thanks.

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• 老貓的回覆 (一) -單身老貓- ♂ (133 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 10:41:42

• 回複：老貓的回覆 (一) -wxc020- ♀ (483 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 11:42:53

• 回複：回複：老貓的回覆 (一) -單身老貓- ♂ (564 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 12:15:41

• "一般的醫生辦公室治療"? -wxc020- ♀ (315 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 12:23:07

• 回複："一般的醫生辦公室治療"? -單身老貓- ♂ (303 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 12:40:33

• Not 一般社區的緊急醫療中心 -wxc020- ♀ (106 bytes) () 03/16/2006 postreply 14:12:11

• 回複：Question about a medical bill -shenyangren- ♂ (293 bytes) () 03/17/2006 postreply 11:38:08

• Thanks for your reply. -wxc020- ♀ (340 bytes) () 03/17/2006 postreply 11:49:20

• 回複：Thanks for your reply. -shenyangren- ♂ (596 bytes) () 03/17/2006 postreply 12:24:34

• Makes a lot of sense. -wxc020- ♀ (321 bytes) () 03/17/2006 postreply 13:48:04

• 我要是你的醫生的話 -dajiaren- ♂ (134 bytes) () 03/17/2006 postreply 11:38:16