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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    F

    North Oaks Medical Center

    Hammond, LA

    10.1x — bills about $10.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  3. 203
  4. 204
    F

    Virtua Mount Holly Hospital

    Mount Holly, NJ

    10.0x — bills about $10.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    120 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  5. 205
  6. 206
    F

    Abrazo Central Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    10.0x — bills about $10.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    17 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Physician
  7. 207
    F

    Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

    Pittsburgh, PA

    10.0x — bills about $9.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    240 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  8. 208
  9. 209
    F

    Abrazo West Campus

    Goodyear, AZ

    10.0x — bills about $9.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    72 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    F

    Temple University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    9.9x — bills about $9.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    165 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  13. 213
    F

    Adventhealth Redmond

    Rome, GA

    9.9x — bills about $9.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    96 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
  14. 214
    F

    Ahs Hospital Corp

    Hackettstown, NJ

    9.9x — bills about $9.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    Marinhealth Medical Center

    Greenbrae, CA

    9.8x — bills about $9.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    136 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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    F

    West Jersey Hospital

    Voorhees, NJ

    9.8x — bills about $9.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    203 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  20. 220
    F

    Adventhealth Ocala

    Ocala, FL

    9.8x — bills about $9.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    132 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  21. 221
    F

    Ascension Seton Williamson

    Round Rock, TX

    9.8x — bills about $9.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  28. 228
    F

    Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, KY

    9.7x — bills about $9.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    142 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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  32. 232
    F

    Palomar Medical Center Poway

    Poway, CA

    9.6x — bills about $9.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    50 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  33. 233
    F

    Westchester Medical Center

    Valhalla, NY

    9.6x — bills about $9.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    195 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  34. 234
  35. 235
    F

    Medical City North Hills

    North Richland Hills, TX

    9.5x — bills about $9.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    39 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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  37. 237
    F

    Memorial Hospital West

    Pembroke Pines, FL

    9.5x — bills about $9.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    102 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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  41. 241
    F

    Ascension Seton Hays

    Kyle, TX

    9.5x — bills about $9.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    67 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  48. 248
    F

    Texoma Medical Center

    Denison, TX

    9.4x — bills about $9.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    139 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
  49. 249
  50. 250
    F

    Baptist Health Paducah

    Paducah, KY

    9.4x — bills about $9.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    112 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church