How Do Facility Fees Contribute To Rising Emergency Department Costs?

KFF March 27, 2023
Hope Schwartz, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox

The high and growing cost of emergency department visits is of significant importance to consumers and policymakers, with recent policy changes including the No Surprises Act aiming to curb emergency department costs. Emergency department visits usually include a facility fee, or overhead charge, in addition to professional charges by the physicians or advanced practice practitioners providing care. It comes in addition to the costs for specific services the patient receives.

This analysis uses data from the Merative...

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