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It's a little unfair to compare ER charges to the rest of non-emergent medical care. Not that the above prices aren't ridiculous. They are. But when you go to an ER, you're paying for emergency level services, whether you use them or not. That's how the ER is staffed. That's how it's equipped. Whether you use that defribrillator, ventilator, or thoracic surgical tray or not, to a certain degree your visit is going to have to cover their costs. Plus the costs of those who don't pay.
A more fair review of medical pricing would be what you get charged in a non-emergency (elective) setting such as your primary care physician's (or orthopedist's, in the case of the OP) office.
When the billing people get in today, I'll ask them what Medicare (for example) pays for a tetanus shot or closed hip reduction.
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