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Table 5 Reimbursement, payer distribution, and physician salary

From: Urgent care centers in the U.S.: Findings from a national survey

 

Urgent care centers

Comparison data*

   

Primary care

Emergency departments

 

Mean

Standard error

Mean

Mean

Average reimbursement per patient (n = 209)

$102.96

$3.05

$101

$560

 

Percent

Standard error

Percent

Percent**

Average distribution of primary payers (n = 261)

    

   Private insurance

50.8

1.2

57.7†

39.7†

   Medicare

14.5

0.6

18.2†

17.3†

   Medicaid or other public coverage

9.9

0.7

10.0

25.5†

   Self-pay or uninsured

12.1

0.5

5.4†

17.4†

   Occupational medicine***

12.7

0.9

1.0†

1.8†

 

Mean

Standard error

Mean

Percent

Average physician salary

    

   Per hour (n = 215)

$80.97

$1.52

not available

not available

   Per year (n = 112)

$158,845

$4,281

$152,300****

not available

  1. * Sources for comparison data are referenced in the body of the text.
  2. ** Total exceeds 100% because more than one source of payment may be reported per visit.
  3. *** Includes employer contracts and workers compensation.
  4. **** For family physicians only.
  5. † Significantly different from urgent care centers, p < 0.05 or better.