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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    Laredo Medical Center

    Laredo, TX

    8.8x — bills about $8.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    57 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
  4. 304
  5. 305
    F

    Adventhealth Tampa

    Tampa, FL

    8.8x — bills about $8.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    139 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  6. 306
    F

    Ascension Seton Northwest

    Austin, TX

    8.7x — bills about $8.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    Dominican Hospital

    Santa Cruz, CA

    8.7x — bills about $8.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    El Camino Health

    Mountain View, CA

    8.6x — bills about $8.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    171 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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    F

    Memorial Hospital Miramar

    Miramar, FL

    8.6x — bills about $8.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    26 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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    D

    Baptist Health Lagrange

    La Grange, KY

    8.6x — bills about $8.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    18 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    D

    Byrd Regional Hospital

    Leesville, LA

    8.4x — bills about $8.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    F

    Chilton Medical Center

    Pompton Plains, NJ

    8.4x — bills about $8.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    105 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  29. 329
    F

    Saint Luke's East Hospital

    Lees Summit, MO

    8.4x — bills about $8.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    120 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  30. 330
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    F

    Lovelace Medical Center

    Albuquerque, NM

    8.4x — bills about $8.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    117 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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    F

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    8.4x — bills about $8.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    Hialeah Hospital

    Hialeah, FL

    8.4x — bills about $8.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
  37. 337
    F

    Adventhealth Wesley Chapel

    Wesley Chapel, FL

    8.4x — bills about $8.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    90 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    D

    Barton Memorial Hospital

    South Lake Tahoe, CA

    8.3x — bills about $8.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    24 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, KY

    8.3x — bills about $8.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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