The cost for a doc

Seeing a doctor is pricey — even more so if the doctor is a specialist.

Average cost of an office-based doctor visit: $155

Psychiatry: $95

Pediatrics: $98

General/family practice; internal medicine: $101

Dermatology: $142

Obstetrics/gynecology: $153

Ophthalmology: $206

Orthopedics: $210

Cardiology: $232

Other (neurologists, urologists, general surgeons, etc.): $235

Percentage of office-based doctor visits paid for out of pocket: 19.4%

— Shari Roan

Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2004 (most recent data available)