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. 851
    D

    Norton Clark Hospital

    Jeffersonville, IN

    5.6x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  2. 852
    D

    Johnson City Medical Center

    Johnson City, TN

    5.6x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    137 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  3. 853
  4. 854
  5. 855
  6. 856
    C

    Norman Regional

    Norman, OK

    5.6x — bills about $5.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    131 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  7. 857
  8. 858
    D

    Edward Hospital

    Naperville, IL

    5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    185 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  9. 859
  10. 860
  11. 861
    D

    Metrowest Medical Center

    Framingham, MA

    5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    58 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  12. 862
  13. 863
  14. 864
  15. 865
  16. 866
  17. 867
  18. 868
  19. 869
    D

    Atrium Health Cleveland

    Shelby, NC

    5.6x — bills about $5.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    75 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  20. 870
  21. 871
  22. 872
  23. 873
    D

    Peconic Bay Medical Center

    Riverhead, NY

    5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    123 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  24. 874
    D

    St Josephs Hospital

    Tampa, FL

    5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    219 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  25. 875
  26. 876
  27. 877
    C

    Memorial Hospital

    Fremont, OH

    5.6x — bills about $5.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    24 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  28. 878
  29. 879
    C

    Pelham Medical Center

    Greer, SC

    5.6x — bills about $5.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    39 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  30. 880
  31. 881
  32. 882
  33. 883
    C

    Aurora Medical Center

    Grafton, WI

    5.6x — bills about $5.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    82 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  34. 884
  35. 885
    C

    Mease Dunedin Hospital

    Dunedin, FL

    5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    38 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  36. 886
    C

    St Anthonys Hospital

    Saint Petersburg, FL

    5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    132 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  37. 887
    C

    Upmc Horizon

    Greenville, PA

    5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  38. 888
    D

    Piedmont Henry Hospital

    Stockbridge, GA

    5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    88 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  39. 889
    D

    Woodland Memorial Hospital

    Woodland, CA

    5.6x — bills about $5.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  40. 890
  41. 891
  42. 892
  43. 893
  44. 894
    C

    Huntsville Hospital

    Huntsville, AL

    5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    244 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  45. 895
    D

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    38 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  46. 896
  47. 897
  48. 898
  49. 899
    D

    Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis, IN

    5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    249 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  50. 900