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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 New England Health Institute said 56% of emergency room visits were âtotally avoidable.â It didnât say how much of the remaining 44% could have been treated at urgent care centers, but several studies suggest many of these cases could have been handled in urgent care.