Fees and Charges - Student Health Services

The Student Health Service fee that ECU students pay as part of their general university tuition entitles them to many professional services offered by the Student Health Service. The fee itself pays for any office visit charges, meaning a student does not have to pay to be treated by a health care provider.  However, the fee does not cover ancillary services such as lab, radiology, or pharmacy. The charges for services such as prescription medications, x-ray, and laboratory services are kept to minimum and generally are considerably less than services available at an outside medical office or pharmacy.

Students paying a health fee as part of their tuition are entitled to use the facility without an office visit charge.  Students who do not pay a health fee must pay a visit fee to receive services.

Payment for any charges incurred by a student is due on the day of service.  We accept several forms of payment: cash, check, MasterCard/Visa, or students may charge the balance to the university Cashier’s Office*.

Charges posted at the Cashier's Office are noted as a “Student Health charge” and this posting reveals no specifics concerning the actual visit. The Student Health Service holds with the utmost regard a patient's right to privacy and information concerning a visit is not accessible by any person outside of Student Health Service without expressed written permission from the patient.

*An important note about charges sent to the Cashier’s Office: If charges are deferred to the cashier, payment should be made to the University Cashier's office within 30 days following services rendered or before the end of the current semester, whichever is sooner. Until payment is received, please be aware that records may be tagged, which may prevent registration for classes, receiving of course schedules, graduation, or being able to receive transcripts. Beyond the current semester of enrollment, balances remaining on the student’s account will begin to accrue interest and may be submitted for collections to the North Carolina Attorney General which could cause garnishment of state income tax refunds and involvement of external collection agencies.

Please pay your bill at the cashier's office in a timely manner.

East Carolina University students meeting specific eligibility criteria are required to have health insurance.  ECU offers an affordable Student Health Insurance Plan for students who need coverage or for those desiring to change insurance plans.

For more information about the Student Health Insurance Plan, eligibility requirements, how to enroll or, if you already have existing coverage, how to waive out of the plan, visit our Student Health Insurance page.

ECU Student Health only files claims for Student Health Insurance Plan policy holders.  Students who have policies through other insurance carriers may request a walk out statement that can be used to self file claims.  Please be advised that ECU Student Health may not be in network for other insurance carriers.  It is strongly advisable that a student consults their individual policy regarding benefits and coverage before seeking care at ECU Student Health. 

The ECU Student Health Service Pharmacy does accept a variety of prescription drug plans.  Please visit our pharmacy page for more information.

Students who were enrolled last semester will need to access their secure online account through the Chartis Educational Markets website and click “Student Login” on the right-hand side of the page.

You will be prompted to log into your account using your ECU e-mail address and password. When you get into your account, you will see a “New Waive” and a “New Enrollment” button. Select the button and confirm the information.

The health plan for ECU Post Doctoral Students is provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield. Visit Student Blue to find plan information, a benefit summary, and other resources.

To stay up to date on events and news, visit The Office of Post Doctoral Affairs blog.