Huntsman, glad your finger is doing fine, but damn, that bill is lousy.
Not second guessing going to the ER - afterall, you got your hand in the saw. But fwiw, i'd do (and many others can/would) do that repair in the outpatient office, as a walk-in emergency, probably run about $700 + xray costs around $150. Which is to say, a HUGE part of your bill is hospital facility fee and simply supporting the costs of running an ER (since in the big picture, the ER is prepared to handle far more than a wacked finger, and that's of course expensive to maintain). Anyway, it may be worth the time to approach both the hospital and insurer both about negotiating the bill - happens all the time, you might luck out.
