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. 1501
    C

    Johnston Memorial Hospital

    Abingdon, VA

    4.4x — bills about $4.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    51 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  2. 1502
  3. 1503
  4. 1504
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  9. 1509
    C

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

    4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    66 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  10. 1510
  11. 1511
    C

    Mercy Hospital Joplin

    Joplin, MO

    4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    91 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  12. 1512
    C

    St Catherine Hospital Inc

    East Chicago, IN

    4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  13. 1513
  14. 1514
    C

    The Monroe Clinic

    Monroe, WI

    4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    42 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  15. 1515
    B

    Grove City Medical Center

    Grove City, PA

    4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    16 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  23. 1523
    B

    Wayne Memorial Hospital

    Jesup, GA

    4.4x — bills about $4.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  24. 1524
  25. 1525
    C

    Advocate Trinity Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    4.4x — bills about $4.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    100 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  26. 1526
  27. 1527
    C

    Holy Cross Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    4.3x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  31. 1531
    B

    Camden Clark Medical Center

    Parkersburg, WV

    4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    115 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  34. 1534
    C

    Trios Health

    Kennewick, WA

    4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    53 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  35. 1535
    C

    Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

    Little Rock, AR

    4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    141 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  40. 1540
    C

    Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe

    Monroe, LA

    4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    16 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  42. 1542
    C

    Doylestown Hospital

    Doylestown, PA

    4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    157 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  43. 1543
    C

    Musc Medical Center

    Charleston, SC

    4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    284 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  44. 1544
    C

    Oakbend Medical Center

    Richmond, TX

    4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    13 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  45. 1545
    C

    Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals

    Harrisburg, PA

    4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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