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. 2151
  2. 2152
    A

    Upmc Jameson

    New Castle, PA

    3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    43 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  3. 2153
    A

    St Bernards Medical Center

    Jonesboro, AR

    3.3x — bills about $3.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    149 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  4. 2154
    B

    Trinity Hospitals

    Minot, ND

    3.2x — bills about $3.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    85 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  5. 2155
  6. 2156
  7. 2157
    B

    Sherman Oaks Hospital

    Sherman Oaks, CA

    3.2x — bills about $3.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    48 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  8. 2158
  9. 2159
  10. 2160
  11. 2161
  12. 2162
  13. 2163
  14. 2164
    B

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    73 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  15. 2165
  16. 2166
  17. 2167
  18. 2168
  19. 2169
    B

    Fitzgibbon Hospital

    Marshall, MO

    3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    12 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  20. 2170
  21. 2171
    B

    Kern Medical Center

    Bakersfield, CA

    3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  22. 2172
  23. 2173
    C

    Jackson Health System

    Miami, FL

    3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    163 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  24. 2174
    B

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    261 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  25. 2175
  26. 2176
  27. 2177
  28. 2178
    A

    Russell Medical Center

    Alexander City, AL

    3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    20 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  29. 2179
  30. 2180
    A

    Dch Regional Medical Center

    Tuscaloosa, AL

    3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    126 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  31. 2181
  32. 2182
    B

    Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church, VA

    3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    286 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  33. 2183
  34. 2184
  35. 2185
  36. 2186
  37. 2187
  38. 2188
  39. 2189
    A

    Good Samaritan Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    97 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 2190
  41. 2191
  42. 2192
    B

    Adventist Health Castle

    Kailua, HI

    3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    44 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  43. 2193
  44. 2194
  45. 2195
  46. 2196
    B

    Berger Hospital

    Circleville, OH

    3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Local
  47. 2197
    A

    White River Medical Center

    Batesville, AR

    3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    89 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  48. 2198
    A

    Olmsted Medical Center

    Rochester, MN

    3.2x — bills about $3.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    20 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  49. 2199
  50. 2200
    B

    Mary Washington Hospital

    Fredericksburg, VA

    3.2x — bills about $3.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    177 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private