Anyone know if this info is correct, if I go to A&E and get xray it costs €100 for A&E charge, if I go to my doctor and they give me a letter to go to A&E and get xray do I just pay my doctor costs or must I pay again for the xray? Some people have told me that it is cheaper to go through the doctor as there is only the one charge but just want to be sure, ir all adds up!
In fairness you are describing a different scenario. I was responding to the posters wish to be referred to A&E and avoid A&E charges. I was trying to point out, that while being referred by his GP would avoid the ED charge he would not necessarily get an xray done. I did say that the A&E doctor may well refer him back to his GP who could then go on to organise investigations (including an X-ray if he deemed it medically necessary).Hi OMD,
Unless things have changed in the very near past, this is not always the case.
I can attend my GP with for example a suspected sprain\break. He can refer me directly to the XRay Department in my local hospital for confirmation of what's wrong.
My husband did damage to his foot playing football recently and this is what he did.
Teh xray confirmed no break but the foot was still giving him trouble, GP refered him for an orthopedic consult. He is under going treatment today. Never went near A&E.
You could still come up against the same wait time, as you are what is referred to as the walking wounded.
My brother use to be a jockey and had to spend hours in the ED to get the all clear to ride the next time. At the time he would have been prepared to pay but that wasn't the issue
He'd bring a few newspapers/books and just wait it out. He felt Tuesdays or Wednesday were the better days.
A lot of A&E's have now hired GP's with an interest in sports injuries to deal with this type of work but they only work certain days. In Limerick, it's Tuesdays and Friday. The normal doctors will deal with it but if an emergency comes in......
So if I was you, I'd try and find out if there is a service like this at your local A&E department.
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