Skip to Main Content
Care calculator » 

What do they do at a consultation?

During your consultation, a medical professional will talk with you about your health and may perform medical services to diagnose or treat you. Consultations are used to perform routine checkups, treat acute and chronic illnesses, and prevent disease.

Your doctor may have you change into a medical gown so they can perform a physical examination of your body. A nurse may check your weight, blood pressure, and heart rate before the consultation with your doctor begins. You may also need blood drawn for tests to monitor your health.

These procedures allow your medical team to track your health over time and look for changes. Your doctor may prescribe additional tests, treatments, or medications during your consultation.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

Sidecar Health offers and administers a variety of ACA compliant major medical plans. Coverage and plan options vary and may not be available in all states.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure. You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed.

The site is not a substitute for medical or healthcare advice and does not serve as a recommendation for a particular provider or type of medical or healthcare.