Table 1. Total Utilization and Mean Expenses per Visit by Type of Ambulatory Health Care Service, 2009
 
Number of  Visits
(millions)
Total Expenses
per visit
Out-of-Pocket Expenses
per visit
Service Type
Total
Std Error
Mean
Std Error
Mean
Std Error
Office-Based    
   All visits
1,545.84
42.45
$197
$4.1
$28
$0.6
   Physician visits only
987.55
24.76
$218
$5.1
$28
$0.7
Hospital Outpatient    
   All visits
131.25
9.47
$908
$53.1
$62
$5.0
   Physician visits only
53.80
3.50
$1,490
$111.2
$96
$9.2
Emergency Rooma
52.83
1.74
$960
$30.5
$107
$6.3
Dental Care
294.66
8.36
$283
$6.2
$138
$5.0

aExcludes visits followed by inpatient admission.