Consumer Tips: Going Out Of Network

Most health insurance plans allow you to visit an out-of-network doctor or hospital, though it is very likely to cost you more. KHN’s Julie Appleby says you may want to use an online calculator to figure out how much more it will cost you and suggests questions you may want to ask your insurer before you decide what to do.

>> Main Story: Consumers Hit By Higher Out-of-Network Medical Costs

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<h1>Consumer Tips: Going Out Of Network</h1>
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			February 8, 2012		</time>
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<p>Most health insurance plans allow you to visit an out-of-network doctor or hospital, though it is very likely to cost you more. KHN’s Julie Appleby says you may want to use an online calculator to figure out how much more it will cost you and suggests questions you may want to ask your insurer before you decide what to do.</p><p><strong>>> Main Story: </strong><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/A89884E2-1C05-4D53-8554-FD1AD7766FBC"><strong>Consumers Hit By Higher Out-of-Network Medical Costs</strong></a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Consumer%20Tips%3A%20Going%20Out%20Of%20Network&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fout-of-network-consumer-tips%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/out-of-network-consumer-tips/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10958&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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