How Much Does an ER Visit Cost?

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The short answer is a lot. The average cost for people visiting the Emergency Room in 2014 was $1533, up 7.7% from 2013. The median “typical” cost was $749 per person. If you bring that cost forward to 2019, adding annual medical inflation rates, consumers should expect an average cost over $1700 and a median cost of $830. It’s higher on average for certain groups.

• Ambulance or ER services; As mentioned above, preventive care is generally exempt from cost-sharing thanks to the Affordable Care Act, so copays would generally not apply for these office visits. Keep in mind that your plan may have provider network rules. Your costs may be higher if you go out of network or use a non-preferred doctor or provider.
• I have an emergency room copay of $500. We recently visited the ER because my son needed stitches on his finger (our pediatrician told us to go there). Now the IN-network hospital has billed us for around $475, and we're getting another bill for $800 from the out-of-network physician's group who did the stitches.

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Emergency room costs with or without health insurance can be very high. If you have health insurance, review your plan documents for details on the costs associated with your plan, including your plan deductible, coinsurance, and copay requirements.

People ages 45 to 64 had a 2014 average expense of $2176, with 9 percent paid out of pocket (nearly $200). Younger adults had somewhat less expense, with about $165 out of pocket. But for people uninsured in 2014 – the first year of the healthcare marketplace exchanges, out-of-pocket expenses were $439 on an average cost of $1251.

Vermont is one of the few states that publicly reports the base price for an ER visit. With just fourteen hospitals in the state, consumers can see on one page, how hospital Emergency Departments compare on price. The basic 2018 hospital charge averaged $328 for a nonurgent lowest Level 1 visit, to $1769 for the highest severity Level 5. This price covers only the base charge for the facility and doctor. If you need a lab test, an x-ray, an MRI, some fluids, something sewn up, or a major life-saving effort, each of these procedures is added to the base price. Nationally, almost 3/4 of ER visits resulted in at least a blood test, an x ray or imaging test, a urinalysis, an EKG, an IV, or some kind of test (2015 data). It is very easy and quick to generate a bill well into the thousands of dollars.

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How likely is it that you’ll have a trip to the Emergency Department? Perhaps more likely than you think. CDC reported that 17.5% of kids and 19.4% of adults age 18 and up had at least one ER visit in 2016. The age-related rates of ER usage were highest for people age 75-plus, and for the 18 to 24-year-old group. More than 1/3 of Native American children visited an ER in 2016; as did over 1/4 of Black American adults and nearly 30% of adults living below poverty level. So, facing a potential bill into the thousands, you only want to use the ER if you need that level of help and urgency. The best alternative may be to consider using an Urgent Care Center, or calling your doctor’s office to see a provider who has an open appointment slot. Your wallet may thank you.

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