It was a DIY project gone bad - I attempted to replace an outside hose connection on my own - a freeze proof type where the stem goes back into the wall. As I was trying to get the broken fitting out, it broke off in the wall and I had to have a plumber come out and finish the work - he had to go in through the inside wall (10x10 hole in the sheetrock in the closet) to get to the fittings, use the torch, etc. The bibb I bought to replace the original connection turned out to be an inch or two too long - HD had different sizes and I bought the wrong size - my mistake - when the plumber did the work (I wasn't home), he used the part I had purchased (I left it by the work site) instead of just using a part that was the correct size. I don't want to have to pay again to have the correct size installed, so I'm willing to live with the connection sticking out from the wall an inch or two too much - live and learn. I still have to repair the interior sheetrock and put some mortar in where the pipe comes out through the brick.
In Dallas, TX, is $184 out of line for this type of job?