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.

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  5. 105
    F

    Hca Florida Citrus Hospital

    Inverness, FL

    12.2x — bills about $12.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    95 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  6. 106
  7. 107
  8. 108
    F

    St Mary's Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    12.1x — bills about $12.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    41 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Proprietary
  9. 109
  10. 110
    F

    Uci Health-Lakewood

    Lakewood, CA

    12.1x — bills about $12.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    59 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  11. 111
  12. 112
    F

    Research Medical Center

    Kansas City, MO

    12.0x — bills about $12.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    91 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  13. 113
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  25. 125
    F

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, CA

    11.6x — bills about $11.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    325 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  26. 126
    F

    Medical City Lewisville

    Lewisville, TX

    11.5x — bills about $11.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    35 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  27. 127
  28. 128
    F

    Dameron Hospital

    Stockton, CA

    11.5x — bills about $11.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    24 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  29. 129
  30. 130
    F

    Medical City Arlington

    Arlington, TX

    11.4x — bills about $11.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  31. 131
  32. 132
    F

    Covenant Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    11.4x — bills about $11.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    141 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  33. 133
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  39. 139
    F

    Northbay Medical Center

    Fairfield, CA

    11.3x — bills about $11.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    101 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 140
    F

    Medical City Alliance

    Fort Worth, TX

    11.3x — bills about $11.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    33 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  41. 141
  42. 142
  43. 143
    F

    Doctors Hospital

    Augusta, GA

    11.3x — bills about $11.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    85 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
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  48. 148
    F

    Oviedo Medical Center

    Oviedo, FL

    11.1x — bills about $11.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
  49. 149
  50. 150