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Choosing an urgent care center over the ER can save you time and money: 1  Average time of an ER visit: 4.5 hours*. 2  Average cost of an ER visit: $2,259**. 3  Average cost of an urgent care center visit: $176**.
The average urgent care visit costs patients $71-125 for basic care, with additional costs added for shots, x-rays, and labs. The average emergency room visit costs $1,318. The average emergency room has a wait time of 2.4 hours, whereas urgent care centers are able to see walk-in patients within 15-45 minutes. However, that wait time does not express the time patients will spend waiting for services while in the doctor's office.