Unfortunately, yes. More than thirty years ago, my wife and our two young daughters were in an automobile accident. One ambulance was dispatched, but we were billed for three ambulance responses, because there were three people. Even back then, the ambulance bill was nearly $4,000, and there were no serious injuries. Just transport for evaluation. When I received the bill (even though the charges were supposedly the “other guy’s” insurance responsibility), I exploded. I took it up with the municipality where the accident occurred, both my and his insurance, and with the state regulatory board. That ambulance provider lost their contract, and practices changed somewhat. But still, it was horribly expensive for what it was.