CostGrade

Hospitals With the Largest Gap Between Charges and Payments

Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 2,617 graded hospitals. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.

This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.

  1. 601
  2. 602
    D

    Northside Hospital

    Atlanta, GA

    6.6x — bills about $6.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    135 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  3. 603
  4. 604
  5. 605
  6. 606
    D

    St Clare Hospital

    Lakewood, WA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    46 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  7. 607
    F

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    136 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  8. 608
    D

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    174 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  9. 609
    D

    Adventhealth North Pinellas

    Tarpon Springs, FL

    6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    49 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  10. 610
  11. 611
  12. 612
  13. 613
    D

    Memorial Satilla Health

    Waycross, GA

    6.6x — bills about $6.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    38 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  14. 614
  15. 615
  16. 616
  17. 617
    D

    Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital

    Glendale, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  18. 618
  19. 619
    D

    Mon Health Medical Center

    Morgantown, WV

    6.6x — bills about $6.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    97 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  20. 620
  21. 621
  22. 622
    D

    Adventist Health Sonora

    Sonora, CA

    6.5x — bills about $6.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    77 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  23. 623
  24. 624
  25. 625
  26. 626
  27. 627
    D

    Summa Health System

    Akron, OH

    6.5x — bills about $6.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    154 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  28. 628
  29. 629
  30. 630
    D

    Saint Vincent Hospital

    Erie, PA

    6.5x — bills about $6.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    96 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  31. 631
    D

    Lee Memorial Hospital

    Fort Myers, FL

    6.5x — bills about $6.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    209 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  32. 632
  33. 633
  34. 634
  35. 635
    D

    Bayshore Medical Center

    Holmdel, NJ

    6.5x — bills about $6.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    85 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  36. 636
    D

    Community Medical Center

    Toms River, NJ

    6.5x — bills about $6.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    184 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  37. 637
  38. 638
    D

    Blessing Hospital

    Quincy, IL

    6.5x — bills about $6.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    136 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  39. 639
  40. 640
  41. 641
    D

    Baptist Hospital

    Pensacola, FL

    6.4x — bills about $6.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    151 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  42. 642
    D

    Baptist Health Richmond

    Richmond, KY

    6.4x — bills about $6.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  43. 643
    D

    St Tammany Parish Hospital

    Covington, LA

    6.4x — bills about $6.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    101 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  44. 644
    C

    Mary Immaculate Hospital

    Newport News, VA

    6.4x — bills about $6.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    53 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  45. 645
  46. 646
  47. 647
    D

    Atrium Health Pineville

    Charlotte, NC

    6.4x — bills about $6.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    160 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  48. 648
  49. 649
  50. 650
    D

    Upmc Mercy

    Pittsburgh, PA

    6.4x — bills about $6.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private