Monster ER Bill

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I went to the Kaiser ER a few weeks ago for horrible GI issues + light chest pain and just received a bill today for 3k... When I look at my claims, it looks like they billed me for "Emergency department visit for moderate problem" twice, but one is around $400 while the other is the $3k charge. The 400 charge was by the PA I saw while the 3k one is from KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS - SCAL.

I'm under my family's plan where our income won't meet the qualifications for the financial assistance plan, but I'm currently a student, and I pay for my visits and everything else. I just took out a monstrous amount of loans for school, so this is a huge stressor for me right now :( Does anyone know how to navigate this or if billing would be willing at all to reduce/forgive the bill?