I went to the ER a while back for a pain issue. I didn't have insurance at the time but i would have been willing to pay it anyway. I would not have gone if it wasn't worth it to me because of that reason.

So I get there, sign in, get sent to a room in the back, and wait.... I got my vitals checked, and waited.... and waited.... for 2 hours. The doctor came in, and checked me out. he seemed uncomfortable about the conversation (I've had a pain in my testicles for 3 days at that point). He was very skiddish about checking. He didn't look at them to see if there was a problem, and when he felt them he looked away and at the ceiling. I didn't like it either but a medical problem is a medical problem. He set me up with an ultrasound and left after that. That whole interaction took like 5-6 minutes. I waited half an hour and got my ultrasound done that took like 10 minutes.

I waited another hour and a half in that room for the doctor to finally come back in. He told me that cant help me, he doesn't know whats wrong. Here's a recommendation for a specialist.  He was talking to me really fast and like he didn't care at all. Before I could even get a word out he was walking out. I was dumbfounded. I was in pain for one, and concerned. 

I was in that room for 4 hours and a total interaction with hospital employees for half an hour altogether. I got sent home (still in pain btw) and charged around $3,000 for it.

I'm going in front of a judge about this and need some advice on what to look up to dispute this.

I know they already have a case going on something about where the law is about to make them show you a price ahead of time before they do something so that way you have a choice to say no.

my whole thing about this is, their a privately owned business just like any other. If I brought my car to a shop because there's a problem with it, they checked it out for half an hour and said, sorry they cant fix it. Take it to so and so shop down the street, they can fix it. Then I got a bill for 3 grand from them. That wouldn't be allowed right? So why is that ok for the hospital?

I'm going in front of a judge in a few days and need some last minute advice ( I dont have much to go off of). Thank you so much for any help or even ideas.