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. 2351
  2. 2352
  3. 2353
  4. 2354
    B

    Unc Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    2.8x — bills about $2.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    222 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Government - State
  5. 2355
  6. 2356
    A

    St Peters Health

    Helena, MT

    2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  7. 2357
    B

    Monroe Hospital

    Bloomington, IN

    2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    11 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
  8. 2358
  9. 2359
  10. 2360
  11. 2361
  12. 2362
    A

    Sauk Prairie Hospital

    Prairie Du Sac, WI

    2.7x — bills about $2.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    20 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  13. 2363
    A

    Island Hospital

    Anacortes, WA

    2.7x — bills about $2.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    35 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  14. 2364
    A

    Columbia Memorial Hospital

    Hudson, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    42 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  15. 2365
  16. 2366
  17. 2367
    A

    Kaleida Health

    Buffalo, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    177 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  18. 2368
    A

    Hillsdale Hospital

    Hillsdale, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  19. 2369
  20. 2370
    A

    Mclaren Oakland

    Pontiac, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  21. 2371
    A

    Mclaren Northern Michigan

    Petoskey, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    74 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  22. 2372
    B

    Samaritan Medical Center

    Watertown, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    56 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  23. 2373
    B

    Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, RI

    2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    197 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  24. 2374
    A

    Franklin Medical Center

    Winnsboro, LA

    2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    13 procedures priced Government - Hospital District or Authority
  25. 2375
  26. 2376
  27. 2377
  28. 2378
  29. 2379
  30. 2380
    A

    Rochester General Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    125 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  31. 2381
    A

    St. Patrick Hospital

    Missoula, MT

    2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    143 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  32. 2382
  33. 2383
  34. 2384
    A

    Davis Medical Center

    Elkins, WV

    2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    26 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  35. 2385
    A

    Highlands Medical Center

    Scottsboro, AL

    2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  36. 2386
  37. 2387
  38. 2388
  39. 2389
    B

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

    2.7x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    86 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 2390
    A

    Uniontown Hospital

    Uniontown, PA

    2.6x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  41. 2391
    A

    Day Kimball Hospital

    Putnam, CT

    2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  42. 2392
  43. 2393
  44. 2394
  45. 2395
  46. 2396
    B

    College Medical Center

    Long Beach, CA

    2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
  47. 2397
    B

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    186 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  48. 2398
    A

    Labette Health

    Parsons, KS

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Local
  49. 2399
    A

    Maple Grove Hospital

    Maple Grove, MN

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    32 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  50. 2400