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Urgent Care Isn't Always the First Step—Get a Free, Instant Symptom Check First

Skip the Wait at Urgent Care—Start with a Free, Instant Symptom Check

It's doctor-approved, takes just 3 minutes, and tells you whether urgent care, the ER, or home care is the right move—without leaving your couch.

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Check one of these common symptoms:

Mild cold and flu symptoms

Stomach upset without severe dehydration

Minor rashes without spreading or pain

Mild headaches

Sore throat without trouble breathing

Why You Might Not Need Urgent Care

Urgent care is for non-life-threatening but urgent medical needs, like minor fractures, infections, or sudden illnesses.

But many urgent care visits are for issues that could have been managed with self-care advice or a primary care follow-up—saving time, money, and stress. Common symptoms that often don't need urgent care:

  • Mild cold and flu symptoms

  • Stomach upset without severe dehydration

  • Minor rashes without spreading or pain

  • Mild headaches

  • Sore throat without trouble breathing

Check Before You Go—It Could Save You Hours

Instead of guessing, the Ubie AI Symptom Checker:

  1. Asks the right questions—just like a doctor intake form.

  2. Analyzes 1,200+ conditions using up-to-date medical knowledge.

  3. Tells you the likely causes and the safest next step.

In 3 minutes, you'll know whether you should:

  • Go to urgent care now

  • Go to the ER

  • Make a primary care appointment

  • Use home remedies and monitor your symptoms

Urgent Care Costs Add Up

The average urgent care visit costs $150–$200 (before tests). Why spend that if you don't need to?

Ubie is always free, available 24/7, and takes less time than finding parking.

When Urgent Care Is the Right Move

If the symptom checker suggests urgent care, you'll know it's worth your time.

Urgent care is often best for:

  • Broken bones or sprains

  • Cuts needing stitches

  • Severe sore throats or ear infections

  • High fever without other ER signs

  • Urinary tract infections

Try Ubie Before You Leave the House

Don't waste hours in a waiting room wondering if you needed to be there.

Check your symptoms with Ubie AI Symptom Checker now—it's:

  • Backed by doctors

  • Trusted by 12 million users

  • Available anytime, anywhere

Urgent Care Isn't Always the First Step—Get a Free, Instant Symptom Check First

Skip the Wait at Urgent Care—Start with a Free, Instant Symptom Check

Every year, millions of Americans go to urgent care for issues they could have understood—and even treated—at home.

Before you drive, wait in line, and pay the bill, get a free, instant symptom check with Ubie Health to find out what's really going on.

It's doctor-approved, takes just 3 minutes, and tells you whether urgent care, the ER, or home care is the right move—without leaving your couch.

Why You Might Not Need Urgent Care

Urgent care is for non-life-threatening but urgent medical needs, like minor fractures, infections, or sudden illnesses.

But many visits are for symptoms that could be managed with self-care advice or a primary care follow-up—saving you time, money, and stress.

Content updated on Aug 27, 2025

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How Ubie Can Help You

With a free 3-min Urgent Care quiz, powered by Ubie's AI and doctors, find possible causes of your symptoms.

This questionnaire is customized to your situation and symptoms, including the following personal information:

  • Biological Sex - helps us provide relevant suggestions for male vs. female conditions.

  • Age - adjusts our guidance based on any age-related health factors.

  • History - considers past illnesses, surgeries, family history, and lifestyle choices.

Your symptoms

Input your symptoms

Our AI

Our AI checks your symptoms

Your report

You get your personalized report

Your personal report will tell you

✔  When to see a doctor

✔︎  What causes your symptoms

✔︎  Treatment information etc.

Ubie is supervised by 50+ medical experts worldwide

Our symptom checker AI is continuously refined with input from experienced physicians, empowering them to make more accurate diagnoses.

Maxwell J. Nanes, DO

Maxwell J. Nanes, DO

Emergency Medicine

Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha Wisconsin, USA

Caroline M. Doan, DO

Caroline M. Doan, DO

Internal Medicine

Signify Health

Benjamin Kummer, MD

Benjamin Kummer, MD

Neurology, Clinical Informatics

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Charles Carlson, DO, MS

Charles Carlson, DO, MS

Psychiatry

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dale Mueller, MD

Dale Mueller, MD

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Associates

Ravi P. Chokshi, MD

Ravi P. Chokshi, MD

Obstetrics and gynecology

Penn State Health

Ubie is recognized by healthcare and tech leaders

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“World’s Best Digital
Health Companies”

Newsweek 2024

Google Play Best of 2023

“Best With AI”

Google Play Best of 2023

Digital Health Awards 2023

“Best in Class”

Digital Health Awards 2023 (Quarterfinalist)

Which is the best Symptom Checker?

Which is the best Symptom Checker?

Ubie’s symptom checker demonstrated a Top-10 hit accuracy of 71.6%, surpassing the performance of several leading symptom checkers in the market, which averaged around 60% accuracy in similar assessments.

Link to full study:

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.29.24312810v1