average doctor appointment cost
That lost time costs patients an average of $43 per appointment. By Jamie Ducharme | Hub Health | October 12, 2015, 3:57 p.m. You know how it feels like youâve spent hours in the waiting room every time you see a doctor? A new study from Harvard Medical School (HMS) says that estimate is not far off. Compiling data from several sources, including the American Time Use Survey, the researchers calculated that the average appointment takes 121 minutes.