News Report | July 8, 2019
Average Emergency Department Visit Cost Rose 176% In 10 Years For Employer-Sponsored Plans
The average cost of an emergency department visit rose by 176% between 2008 and 2017, from $503 to $1,389. During this period, overall annual emergency department utilization did not change. The average out-of-pocket cost to consumers rose from $70 in 2008 to $239 in 2017, and as a share of the overall cost rose from 18% to 26%.
These findings were reported in “10 Years Of Emergency Room Spending For The Commercially Insured” by John Hargraves and Kevin Kennedy of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) in a presentation at the AcademyHealth 2019 Research Meeting in early . . .