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by lucaslee 2797 days ago
Urgent care or walk-in clinics will likely cost much less. If it's a simple wound, a CVS clinic will work too.

Some urgent care clinics post wait time online so you can find out how to see a doctor the fastest way.

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> Some urgent care clinics post wait time online so you can find out how to see a doctor the fastest way.

These are often misleading, though - the clinics that market this way essentially perform triage with docs instead of nurses, so you're technically seen by a doc quickly. Time-to-discharge would be a far more useful data point.

They're also often marketing like this because they're standalone clinics that are out-of-network for major insurers in the area. https://khn.org/news/surprise-that-urgent-care-center-may-se...