OK. An ER is a very expensive facility. It is fitted out with staff and equipment to handle almost any conceivable trauma or life-threating condition. That all

OK. An ER is a very expensive facility. It is fitted out with staff and equipment to handle almost any conceivable trauma or life-threating condition. That all amortizes into a baseline cost-per-patient. If you go there for something that requires just an ice pack, you are wasting a very expensive resource. It's like calling for a helicopter to take you across town and wondering why it isn't as cheap as a taxi.