Double pump. Blood carries oxygen and many other substances around your body. Oxygen from your blood reacts with sugar in your cells to make energy. The waste product of this process, carbon dioxide, is carried away from your cells in your blood. Your heart is a single organ, but it acts as a double pump.
On average, an ambulance company will charge anywhere from $350 to as much as $2,000 for a trip without insurance. Even with health insurance, an ambulance ride may not be covered 100 percent. According to this LaTimes.com article, a patient was billed more than $1,538 for her ambulance ride.
A report issued to Congress last year by the Government Accountability Office found that ambulance rides can cost patients anywhere from $224 to $2,204, with costs generally higher in rural areas. Itâs easy enough to find pricer rides, however, like this story of an 84-year-old man charged $3,000 for a ride next door.