Table 1. Total Utilization and Mean Expenses per Visit by Type of Ambulatory Health Care Service, 2012
 
 
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
1,589.79
48.23
$198
$3.4
$28
$0.8
   Physician visits only
993.69
27.53
$222
$4.7
$28
$0.8
Hospital Outpatient    
   All visits
120.11
7.55
$937
$67.1
$70
$7.3
   Physician visits only
52.57
3.14
$1,555
$134.8
$105
$13.7
Emergency Rooma
55.36
1.97
$996
$31.5
$123
$10.1
Dental Care
279.62
8.49
$303
$7.8
$147
$6.1

aExcludes visits followed by inpatient admission.