With Virtual Visits, you can connect directly with a Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care provider from wherever you are in Missouri. Available Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm.
Schedule a Virtual Visit
Schedule a Virtual Visit to be evaluated by a Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care provider for a rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test, with results in 15 minutes! Available 7 days a week for patients with or without symptoms.
Schedule Virtual Visit
Similar to WhatsApp, Skype and FaceTime, a Virtual Visit allows you to meet with a provider via video when you can’t make it to one of our centers. Like an in-person visit, a Virtual Visit can be made same-day. 15 minutes before your session starts, you will receive an email and/or a text message with a direct link to your video session. Click the link to enter your date of birth and electronically sign any consent form. When you connect to the video session, your provider will be notified and will join.
Providers can care for the following areas in a Virtual Visits: allergies, asthma, wheezing, animal or insect bites (minor), bronchitis, respiratory infection, colds, cough, flu, mild fever, earache, headache, nausea, pink eye, eye infection, poison oak, poison ivy, rash, skin infection, sinus infections, sore throat, laryngitis, sprains & strains, and urinary tract infection (UTIs).
In-network insurance plans include: Aetna, Anthem, Missouri State Medicare, Humana, Missouri Care, Multi Plan, Tricare Humana Military, Tricare Health Net, Tricare North, Tricare South, Tricare West, VA / Veterans Affairs, Healthscope, WellCare / Missouri Care, Home State Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare. Without coverage, a Video Visit costs $125. If your Virtual Visit results in a provider directed visit to one of our physical locations, the copay or $125 payment is applied to the in-center visit cost if you visit within 24 hours.
Virtua Visits are available Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm. You can schedule a Virtual Visit up to 24 hours in advance.
You will need a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop w/ internet connection (webcam and mic necessary if using a desktop). Google Chrome is the preferred browser, but Internet Explorer and Firefox are also compatible.
Anyone over the age of 1-year-old who is physically located within Missouri at the time of the Virtual Visit can be seen.
The after-visit summary (AVS) is available to the patient via Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care’s online patient portal, available on our website.
If your provider deems it necessary, prescriptions are handled in the same manner as an in-person visit and are delivered electronically to the patient's pharmacy. Narcotics may not be prescribed during a Virtual Visit.
Our Virtual Visit services fall under the telemedicine category, defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) as "the practice of medicine using technology to deliver care at a distance." Where as, telehealth is defined as "electronic and telecommunications technologies and services used to provide care and services at-a-distance." Our providers and teledoctors are experienced with the tools and technology to provide the same amazing care you'd find in one of our centers.
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