[christine J Toft]

I'd like input from anyone who has visited the Villages Hospital Urgent Care. I had a simple 5 minutes visit with a Nurse and was tested for a UTI. The total billing for this was $873. Medicare was billed for the facility and professional services a total of $546.90 (which was split exactly in half for each). There was a simple test at $12.60 and a second billing of $314 to Medicare for testing. Imagine how surprised I was to to see this. To say that these dollar amounts are outrageous, is an understatement. They advertise that they are here for the minor health issues we Villagers may have, when we can't see our regular physician. This billing practice not only gets them lots of revenue, but would also cause the patient to have two co-pays. I'm going to research these practices extensively. I would like to have input on what others may have experienced.