Student Health Services

Charges are automatically billed to your OSU student account. If you have the OSU insurance, fees will be billed to the insurance, then your OSU student account will be billed for what the insurance doesn't pay. If you have other insurance, the fees will be billed to your student account but you may request an itemized billing statement to be mailed to you to send to your insurance company to be reimbursed.

Here are a few examples of what fees may be attached to a typical visit to Student Health Services:

You have had a very sore throat and other cold symptoms for three days and decide to come in to the clinic for evaluation. You are seen by a nurse who looks in your throat then sends you to the laboratory to have a throat swab for a strep screen. The laboratory technician performs the test and sends the results back to the nurse. The results are negative and therefore antibiotics are not prescribed. The nurse may give you instructions on how to care for yourself at home, or she sends you to a clinician for further evaluation.

If Strep Screen was positive, a prescription for antibiotics would be written and could be filled at the SHS Pharmacy. There would be an additional charge for the medication.

You injured your wrist last week while diving to catch a Frisbee on the first sunny day of the year. You decide to see a clinician to have your wrist evaluated. After evaluation, the clinician orders an X ray to rule out a fracture. The results show that your wrist is not fractured, so the clinician orders a wrist support and also recommends that you see a specialist at SHS, i.e. an orthopedist, so you decide to go ahead and make that appointment.

You have made an appointment for an annual gynecological exam and pap smear with a nurse practitioner. You are also going to fill your prescription for birth control pills.

*There is no cost if enrolled in the Family Planning Project program (as long as within the designated 11-month period).
**Prices for prescription drugs depend on the type of medication and the amount. Prices are variable based on manufacturer prices.

You are feeling anxious, sad and unable to bear the pressure any more. You are here to see a clinician to be evaluated for depression. After evaluation, the clinician decides you would benefit from seeing a psychiatrist at SHS, so you decide to go ahead and make that appointment.

You accidentally twisted your ankle as you stepped off the curb while hurrying to class. You hobble in to the clinic and go to urgent care. The physician assesses your ankle and orders an X ray. Your ankle is not broken, but is sprained and is requiring an ace wrap or possibly a splint. You will also need to rent crutches.