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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**.
With 5,000 emergency rooms providing treatment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, emergency rooms are the most convenient choice. The most recent data available on costs, time, resources and effectiveness of emergency rooms is more than three years old. Still the numbers from 2012 are just as frightening in 2015.