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. 2201
  2. 2202
  3. 2203
  4. 2204
  5. 2205
  6. 2206
  7. 2207
  8. 2208
  9. 2209
    A

    Munson Medical Center

    Traverse City, MI

    3.1x — bills about $3.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    173 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  10. 2210
  11. 2211
  12. 2212
  13. 2213
    B

    Mercy Hospital Ada

    Ada, OK

    3.1x — bills about $3.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    42 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  14. 2214
  15. 2215
    B

    South County Hospital Inc

    Wakefield, RI

    3.1x — bills about $3.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    56 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  16. 2216
    B

    Nathan Littauer Hospital

    Gloversville, NY

    3.1x — bills about $3.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    17 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  17. 2217
  18. 2218
    B

    Flagstaff Medical Center

    Flagstaff, AZ

    3.1x — bills about $3.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    111 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  19. 2219
    A

    Navicent Health Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

    3.1x — bills about $3.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  20. 2220
  21. 2221
    B

    Mercy Health Saint Mary's

    Grand Rapids, MI

    3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    81 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  22. 2222
    B

    Mclaren Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, MI

    3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    47 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  23. 2223
    A

    Grady Memorial Hospital

    Chickasha, OK

    3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    23 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  24. 2224
  25. 2225
    B

    Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, MI

    3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    227 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  26. 2226
    A

    Baxter Health

    Mountain Home, AR

    3.1x — bills about $3.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    104 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  27. 2227
    A

    Ochsner Rush Hospital

    Meridian, MS

    3.1x — bills about $3.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    59 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  28. 2228
    B

    Bay Area Hospital

    Coos Bay, OR

    3.1x — bills about $3.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    87 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  29. 2229
  30. 2230
    B

    North Texas Medical Center

    Gainesville, TX

    3.1x — bills about $3.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    22 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  31. 2231
  32. 2232
  33. 2233
    B

    Kuakini Medical Center

    Honolulu, HI

    3.1x — bills about $3.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    31 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  34. 2234
  35. 2235
    B

    Palo Pinto General Hospital

    Mineral Wells, TX

    3.0x — bills about $3.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    17 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  36. 2236
    A

    Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

    Fort Smith, AR

    3.0x — bills about $3.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    130 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  37. 2237
  38. 2238
  39. 2239
    C

    Parkview Whitley Hospital

    Columbia City, IN

    3.0x — bills about $3.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    15 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 2240
    A

    Cary Medical Center

    Caribou, ME

    3.0x — bills about $3.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    15 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Government - Local
  41. 2241
    A

    Cheshire Medical Center

    Keene, NH

    3.0x — bills about $3.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    58 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  42. 2242
  43. 2243
    B

    Sky Lakes Medical Center

    Klamath Falls, OR

    3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    63 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  44. 2244
    A

    Titus Regional Medical Center

    Mount Pleasant, TX

    3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    33 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  45. 2245
  46. 2246
  47. 2247
    B

    East Liverpool City Hospital

    East Liverpool, OH

    3.0x — bills about $3.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  50. 2250