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Urgent care or ER: How do you know where to go?

There's a big cost difference between the urgent care and the ER - and it's hard to know when to go where.

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Rushing to the emergency room for non-life-threatening ailments can cost patients nearly 10 times more than visiting an urgent care center.

Joining KARE 11 in-studio is Market Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcare Dr. Robert Kantor, to talk about when viewers should go to the emergency room vs. urgent care, costs associated and alternative options.

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