Payors Report More Use of Facility Fees at Hospital-Owned Urgent Care Centers

Payors such as WellPoint and Cigna report an increase in charging for hospital facility fees at hospital-owned clinics, even when they are not on the hospital campus, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Due to the extra facility fee, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care estimated that visits to hospital-run urgent care facilities cost around $69-$541, compared with $24-$185 at independent urgent care facilities.

Hospitals say the additional charges reflect the costs of offering a full range of healthcare resources and of meeting regulatory standards for patient safety, infection control and other areas.

Read the Wall Street Journal's report on hospital facility fees.

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