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the Cost of Urgent Care Clinics

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Location 
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Description
$ 78
Nov 2007
Jackson, MI
flu
Urgent Care Center visit for doctor's note  more... close row
$ 15
Sep 2007
Oakland, CA
vomiting
Urgent care appointment  more... close row

Description of service

I paid $15 for an urgent care appointment that I made because of uncontrollable vomiting (which I had been seen for in the emergency department the previous week).

I was seen, and then referred to the infusion lab to get a saline IV. Because the doctor took so long to refer me, the infusion lab was closed, and they referred me to the ER. The ER informed me that I would have to pay $100 even though the urgent care department had said I wouldn't, so I went home because I was feeling better.


Review of Service

The doctor didn't want to listen to me and just kept telling me to go to the infusion clinic. He wouldn't listen to the history (I had been to the ER twice in the week preceding this visit).

Finally, he stepped out "for a moment" and returned 45 minutes later, when he told me to go to the infusion clinic. Sadly, because he had taken so long, the infusion clinic was closed. Then he told me to go to the ER and that I would not be charged for it.

I went to the ER and they tried to charge me $100, so I had to explain the whole thing again (while trying not to be sick, mind you). Finally, I just checked myself out because I was feeling better and it was just getting too difficult.

There seemed to be a lot of infighting. The ER was really upset about what the doctor had said, and the doctor was really upset abou the ER. Nobody was working together.


Tips

Be clear on what you have to pay for! Also, take advantage of member services, or member liaison or whatever they call it in your insurance plan. They can help.


$ 302
Oct 2007
Valparaiso, IN
Fever, Cough, Sore Throat
Urgent care clinic actually caused pain and suffering  more... close row
$ 75
May 2008
Marietta, Ohio
Sprained Ankle
Urgent care clinic for sprained ankle  more... close row
$ 124
Feb 2008
Birmingham, AL
Hurt ankle
Son fell off a bicycle and hurt his ankle  more... close row
$ 157
Mar 2008
Houston, TX
sore throat, fever
Always a long wait during flu season  more... close row
$ 50
Dec 2007
Mount Pleasant, MI
broken finger
Copay for urgent care clinic  more... close row
$ 90
Mar 2008
Garland, Texas
stomach pain and nausea
No help at urgent care clinic  more... close row
$ 55
Feb 2008
Mississippi
sinus infection
Diagnosis in emergency clinic  more... close row
$ 75
Feb 2007
San Diego, CA
Sprained ankle
Long wait to be seen for sprained ankle  more... close row
$ 40
Jan 2008
Forks, Washington
Flu
Long wait at emergency walk-in clinic  more... close row
$ 103
Apr 2008
Lincolnton, NC
trouble breathing due to allergies?
Walk in clinic for allergies  more... close row
$ 125
Dec 2007
Pine Bluff, AR
severe throat pain accompanied by high fever
Severe sore throat  more... close row
$ 255
Feb 2008
Lansing, MI
Flu
For about two weeks I had been extremely congested and  more... close row
$ 0
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$ 95
Apr 2008
Louisville, KY
Urgent Care Clinic
Urgent care clinic has a sliding scale  more... close row
$ 4500
Apr 2007
everett, washington
Misdiagnosed my condition
No diagnosis in urgent care clinic  more... close row