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145 million visits to hospital emergency departments

average cost per visit $530

Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #257, Costs of Emergency Department Visits for Mental and Substance Use Disorders in the United States, 2017. HCUP Data Partners can be found at: www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/hcupdatapartners.jsp