Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care

What is Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care?  

Seattle Children’s Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care treats children and teens up to their 21st birthday with urgent orthopedic and sports-related injuries that occurred within the last 48 hours.

We see patients in person at our hospital campus in Seattle (Ocean 6 zone). The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. (closed on major holidays). The last walk-in visit is at 8 p.m.

What concerns do you see?

We see:

• Broken bones (not bent or curved)
• Cast problems
• Injury advice for bones and joints
• Sprains
• Strains

X-ray, casting and bracing services are available.

Urgent Care and the Emergency Department also treat orthopedic and sports-related injuries.

Learn when to go to an emergency department or urgent care (PDF). (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)

What services are offered?

During an in-person visit we will:

• Evaluate your child and the reason for the urgent concern. Depending on your child’s injury, we may provide X-ray services in our clinic. If your child needs a CT scan or MRI, we will place an order so you can get the tests done at a Seattle Children’s location after your visit to our clinic.
• Offer treatment recommendations that may include medicine, casting or bracing services. In some cases, we may recommend that your child has surgery.
• Create a care plan for your child and schedule a follow-up visit through our Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic. We may provide referrals to additional services in the community or at Seattle Children’s.

X-ray imaging is readily available. If imaging has been previously obtained at an outside facility, please bring a CD or request images to be pushed into our system by the time of the appointment. If outside images are not provided, new X-rays will need to be obtained.

What services are not offered?

We do not care for the following concerns in Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care:

• Chronic pain (pain that is ongoing for more than 30 days)
• Concussion
• Cuts
• Nailbed injuries
• Open wounds near possible bone break
• Severe broken bones (bent, curved or look deformed)

If you have any of the above injuries, learn where to go for care (PDF). (Translations coming soon.)

We do not provide CT scans or MRIs at Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care. If needed, we will place an order so you can get the tests done at a Seattle Children’s location after your visit to our clinic. 

How do we schedule a visit?

• We accept mostly walk-in visits, with a few scheduled appointments available daily. Walk-in visits cannot be guaranteed.  
• Schedule a same-day, in-person visit at Seattle Children’s.
• If no appointments are available, please check back often to see if we have had any cancellations.
• If you no longer need an appointment, please cancel it so we can see another patient in need of care.
• Learn more about how to prepare (PDF). (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Learn about Orthopedics and Sports Medicine resources such as useful links, videos and recommended reading for you and your family.

What’s special about Seattle Children’s Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care?

Seattle Children’s Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care is the first pediatric-focused orthopedic urgent care in Washington state. The clinic provides same-day access to experts who specialize in orthopedic care, without the need for a referral. 

Referring a patient

Providers: No referral is needed to have a patient seen at Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care. A patient can schedule an in-person visit. Please note which concerns are appropriate for Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care and ensure patients with emergent concerns are directed to the nearest emergency department.

We accept mostly walk-in visits, with a few scheduled appointments available daily. A patient can schedule an in-person visit online.  

Paying for Care

Learn about paying for care at Seattle Children’s, including insurance coverage, billing and financial assistance.

Have insurance questions?

We bill the appointment as an urgent care visit. Contact your insurance plan to learn more about your coverage and costs. 

Learn about your Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care Bill at Seattle Children’s (PDF). (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)