The Vanderbilt Student Health Center receives part of its funding from tuition and Health Fee dollars. There are no office visit charges or co-pays for routine visits. Many of the supplies, medications or in-house lab tests are free of charge with the goal of providing excellent low-cost care to Vanderbilt students. Charges will be incurred if medications are dispensed from the Student Health dispensary. If charges are incurred, credit cards and Commodore Card may be used for payment. Cash is not accepted as a method of payment.
Lab tests not performed at the Student Health Center will be sent to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and billed to the student's health insurance company by the Medical Center. In addition, when a student is referred to a specialist outside of the Student Health Center, charges incurred are billed by that clinic to the student's health insurance company. Any amount remaining after health insurance has paid its share is the student's responsibility. If a student has an Emergency Department visit after-hours because of a serious illness or injury, the Medical Center will bill the student and his/her/their insurance company. Please note that bills incurred outside of Student Health (such as some lab tests, X-rays, specialists or the Emergency Department) are billed by the Medical Center and NOT by Student Health.
Sports Medicine specialists from the Medical Center come to Student Health for the convenience of the students, but these visits are not free of charge. The Sports Medicine specialists will bill the insurance on file for the student. The applicable co-pays will be billed by the Vanderbilt Health (not Student Health) after the visit.