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What is the resulting cost by using the emergency department vs. an urgent care?

April 26, 2017COST Department emergency vs

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What is the resulting cost by using the emergency department vs. an urgent care?

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A visit to the emergency department for a non-emergent service will often cost 3-4 times more than a visit to an urgent care center. Overuse of the emergency room is one of the top drivers to higher cost and rate increases for insurance today. But the cost is not only a financial one, keeping the physician from seeing more emergent cases means time delays for everyone.