Urgent care vs primary care physician

Does insurance typically pay more for an urgent care sick visit vs a sick visit at a primary care doctors office?

Urgent care vs primary care physician

I don't know what insurance pays but I know my copay for my PCP is much less than for an urgent care center.

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I have gone to City MD a few times and my co pay was the same. They do charge extra for in office tests, like strep though

Urgent care vs primary care physician

My co pay is more with a Urgent Care. I truthfully only care what I pay. WHat my insurance pays doesn't matter to me. I only use an Urgent Care when absolutely necessary.

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Depends on your insurance plan.

With mine, it's the same copay as seeing a regular doctor.

I know others though that treat urgent care as a specialist and a specialist has a higher copay on their plan

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My copay for urgent care is $50 while my primary is $15...

Hence I only go to urgent if an emergency!

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My copay is the same, thankfully, because I find urgent care places so much more convenient.

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My insurance bills you A LOT more for an urgent care visit over going to see our primary doctor. I avoid urgent care as much as possible because it's just too costly on our plan.

ETA - We have a high deductible insurance plan, no co-pays.

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Urgent care vs primary care physician

My copay is the same whether I go to urgent care or my PCP.

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This is interesting. I don't have insurance and I only had to pay City MD $75 when I saw them last year.

My old insurance the co pays were the same though

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Higher for urgent care. It sucks.

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my copay is the same regardless, but I did notice on my EOB that they are billed more from an urgent care than a primary care dr.

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My copay is th same for both, but my insurance pays way more to the urgent care than my pcp.

Urgent care vs primary care physician

I guess we're the only ones - my DH went to urgent care last month and we had no co-pay where as our PCP is I think $15, maybe $20 so its actually cheaper for us to go to urgent care.

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Urgent care copay is $70!

My PCP copay is $30.

Getting an appt with my PCP is hard. Months for check up and sick is like pulling teeth.

I sometimes chalk up the $70 just because it's easier.

Urgent care vs primary care physician

Love urgent care. Dont have to wait for an appt. Im in and out. Copay just 20 bucks