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#MEDICARE EMERGENCY ROOM COPAY SKIN#

Services, diagnostic tests and laboratory fees add to the final bill.

At Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a low-level emergency room visit costs about $220, including hospital charge and doctor fee, with the uninsured discount, while a moderate-level visit costs about $610 and a high-level visit about $1,400.

#MEDICARE EMERGENCY ROOM COPAY SKIN#

For example, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Minnesota, a low-level emergency room visit, such as for a minor laceration, a skin rash or a minor viral infection, costs about $150 a moderate-level visit, such as for a urinary tract infection with fever or a head injury without neurological symptoms, about $400 and a high-level visit, such as for chest pains that require multiple diagnostic tests or treatments, or severe burns or ingestion of a toxic substance, about $1,000, not including the doctor fees.

In some cases, especially where critical care is required and/or a procedure or surgery is performed, the cost could reach $20,000 or more. For patients without health insurance, an emergency room visit typically costs from $150-$3,000 or more, depending on the severity of the condition and what diagnostic tests and treatment are performed.Depending on the plan, costs might include coinsurance of 10% to 50%. For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket cost for an emergency room visit typically consists of a copay, usually $50-$150 or more, which often is waived if the patient is admitted to the hospital. An emergency room visit typically is covered by health insurance.

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