Ambulatory Patient Services, Also Called Outpatient Care

Any health care you can get without staying in a hospital is ambulatory care. That includes diagnostic tests, treatments, or rehab visits.

You may get outpatient care in a:

Doctor’s office
Clinic
Ambulatory surgery center
Emergency room
Outpatient hospital department

These are some, but not all, types of outpatient care:

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Blood tests
Biopsy
Chemotherapy
Colonoscopy
CT scan
Mammograms
Minor surgical procedures
Radiation treatments
Ultrasound imaging
X-rays

Ambulatory care is one of the essential health benefits. Those are the benefits required by all health plans you buy on your own or through a Marketplace or get through a small employer.

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