If you’re considering visiting your local urgent care clinic for medical treatment, you’re probably wondering if your visit will be covered by your insurance. This is a common question for people looking for an alternative, convenient care option that doesn’t require a trip to the emergency room or waiting for an opening at a doctor’s office. You deserve to have great healthcare coverage, and urgent care centers are generally included in most insurance plans. Each individual insurance provider is responsible for determining whether urgent care is covered, so it’s important to talk with your insurance company so you know what to expect.

Similar to most other care options, urgent care clinics typically accept most major insurance policies, but do require that patients pay a copay, and plan deductibles still apply. In most cases, your trip to urgent care is likely covered, but it won’t be free. Just like you’d pay a copay to see your regular in-office physician, you can expect to pay a copay at an urgent care center. However, compared to the emergency room, urgent care clinics are often significantly less expensive. When you need fast medical care but your condition isn’t serious enough to warrant a trip to the ER, urgent care can be a wonderful option that doesn’t come with huge out-of-pocket expenses.

If you’re wondering about which insurance is accepted at your local urgent care facility, this information is usually easy to find on the clinic’s website. At DuPage Immediate Care, we accept most insurance policies from providers like: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, Medicare/Tricare, and others. If your provider isn’t listed, reach out to us and we can go over your options.

If you are currently uninsured, that’s okay too. Many urgent care clinics offer self-pay options at competitive rates, including DuPage Immediate Care. If you need urgent medical care, save your spot for walk-in care or book your appointment now.