For life-threatening illnesses and injuries, including chest pain, significant
shortness of breath, severe head injuries, and severe lacerations go directly to an
emergency room or call 911.
Our Injury & Illness Center does not replace the emergency room for life-threatening
emergencies. Instead, we are a quality resource for your unexpected non
life-threatening medical problems in a timely manner, without the prolonged wait
and high cost of an emergency department.
When Should You go to the Emergency Room?
Urgent Care
Average Visit Time: 20-60 min****
Facility Usage fee: $ Free
Physicians Fee, SEE BELOW
Suturing, Sling,
Tetanus shot
Surgical Supplies $ Free
Wound Recheck $ Free
Visit for suture removal: $ Free
TOTAL COST OF CARE $ 365.00*
at URGENT CARE FACILITY
Emergency Care
Average Visit Time: 2 hrs 52 min to
4 hrs 23 min ****
Facility Usage fee** $200
Physicians Fee,
Suturing, Tetanus Shot $494
Sling, Surgical Tray $Additional Charges
Vary by facility
TOTAL COST at ER $694.00
PLUS Sling and
Surgical Supplies
Primary Care Appointment
Wound Recheck $83
Visit for a Suture Removal $195
TOTAL Cost at Primary Care $278
TOTAL COST OF ER AND PRIMARY CARE***
$972.00 PLUS cost of sling and surgical
supplies
Sample Cost Savings of receiving health care at an Urgent Care Center vs. an Emergency Room visit for a laceration of the tricep.
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*Rates are for patients with no insurance.
Insurance rates will vary based upon individual
contracts.
**Facility Usage Fee Obtained from 2009 data
provided by Health Services Cost Review
Commission for the State of MD. Figures
based on service level three.
***Data Obtained from Medical Fees in the
United States: Nationwide Charges for
Medicine, Surgery, Laboratory, Radiology and
Allied Health Services 2009.
**** Data for the average ER visit time is
obtained from Nationwide 2009 Emergency
Department Pulse Report: Patient
Perspectives on American Healthcare by
Press-Ganey Associates, Inc.