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Table 1 Examples of the total cost for the patient, the reimbursement and the amount not reimbursed when consulting a GP or an ED during the weekend or on public holidays (amounts in euros)

From: The impact of neighborhood deprivation on patients’ unscheduled out-of-hours healthcare seeking behavior: a cross-sectional study

 

Cost of the consultation

Amount reimbursed by sickness fund

Amount not reimbursed by sickness fund

GP

   

In the PCC between 8 AM and 9 PM

36.23

30.23

6

In the PCC between 9 PM and 8 AM

48.30

42.30

6

Home visit between 8 AM and 9 PM

54.39

35.66

18.73

Home visit between 9 PM and 8 AM

83

54.39

28.61

Emergency department hospital

   

Without a referral letter from a GP

45.44 *

25.51

19.93

With a referral letter from a GP

45.44 *

41

4.44

  1. *these amounts easily rise because of a higher likelihood for additional tests, technical interventions, or consultation with other specialists.