Table 18

Self-Reported Annual Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs in Sedgwick County, 2001

 

Estimated out of pocket costs

Physician Office /

Clinic Visit

Prescription Medicine

Emergency Department Bills

 

Percent

Percent

Percent

Less than $500

82.1

82.9

80.6

$500 - $1,500

11.5

10.7

3.9

More than $1,500

4.1

3.5

2.1

Don’t know / No response

2.3

3.0

13.3

Total

100

100

100

Source: Sedgwick County Community Health Assessment, Telephone Survey, 2001.   (excluding health insurance premiums) N=608