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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  4. 2504
    C

    Memorial Hospital Los Banos

    Los Banos, CA

    2.2x — bills about $2.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    12 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  5. 2505
    A

    Warren General Hospital

    Warren, PA

    2.1x — bills about $2.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  6. 2506
  7. 2507
  8. 2508
    A

    Mercy Hospital Lebanon

    Lebanon, MO

    2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  9. 2509
    A

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    75 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  10. 2510
  11. 2511
  12. 2512
    A

    Parkview Noble Hospital

    Kendallville, IN

    2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    10 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  15. 2515
    A

    Northern Regional Hospital

    Mount Airy, NC

    2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    31 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  16. 2516
    C

    Jps Health Network

    Fort Worth, TX

    2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    66 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  17. 2517
  18. 2518
    A

    Baystate Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    273 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  19. 2519
    A

    Bassett Healthcare

    Cooperstown, NY

    2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    97 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  21. 2521
    A

    Sturdy Memorial Hospital

    Attleboro, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    93 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  22. 2522
    A

    Geneva General Hospital

    Geneva, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    29 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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  24. 2524
    A

    South Shore Hospital

    South Weymouth, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    242 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  25. 2525
    A

    Winona Health Services

    Winona, MN

    2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  26. 2526
    A

    Upmc Chautauqua At Wca

    Jamestown, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    37 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  27. 2527
    A

    Baystate Noble Hospital

    Westfield, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  29. 2529
    A

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    114 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  30. 2530
    A

    Auburn Community Hospital

    Auburn, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    49 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  31. 2531
    B

    Jacobi Medical Center

    Bronx, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Local
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  35. 2535
    A

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    2.0x — bills about $1.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    52 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  40. 2540
    A

    Jackson Hospital

    Marianna, FL

    1.9x — bills about $1.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    30 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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  42. 2542
    A

    Holy Family Hospital

    Methuen, MA

    1.9x — bills about $1.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    73 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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  44. 2544
    B

    St Barnabas Hospital

    Bronx, NY

    1.9x — bills about $1.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    22 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  46. 2546
    A

    Oswego Hospital

    Oswego, NY

    1.8x — bills about $1.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    23 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  47. 2547
  48. 2548
    A

    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

    1.8x — bills about $1.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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