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When should you see a pediatrician?

You should see a pediatrician with your child at least once per year for a general physical exam.  Your child should see a pediatrician more frequently depending on age, with infants and toddlers requiring closer monitoring for routine vaccinations and to ensure that the child is growing properly and achieving developmental milestones.

Typically, an infant and toddler is seen every few months for routine vaccinations, up to age 4 years old, and every year thereafter for a general physical exam, up to age 18 years old, although some physicians will treat patients up to age 21 years old.

Additionally, if your child is sick, including with a fever, seizure, or a medical issue that is of concern, you should book an appointment with the pediatrician for further evaluation.

* 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.

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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.

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