Every hospital that bills Medicare publishes what it charged and what it was paid. The gap between those two numbers is different at every hospital in America — and it is where an uninsured bill begins. Here is that gap, graded, for all of them.
#38 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in HI
Wailuku, HI
2.2x — bills about $2.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in OK
Ada, OK
3.1x — bills about $3.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MO
Washington, MO
3.5x — bills about $3.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in SD
Spearfish, SD
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in VT
Saint Albans, VT
2.3x — bills about $2.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in CA
Oroville, CA
2.9x — bills about $2.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in WV
Glen Dale, WV
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in OK
Vinita, OK
2.3x — bills about $2.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in RI
Wakefield, RI
3.1x — bills about $3.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in MI
Grand Rapids, MI
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in IA
Sioux City, IA
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in UT
St George, UT
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in LA
Houma, LA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in OH
Steubenville, OH
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in MI
Wyoming, MI
3.5x — bills about $3.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in NC
Boone, NC
3.4x — bills about $3.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in CT
Willimantic, CT
2.6x — bills about $2.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in RI
Providence, RI
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in NY
Albany, NY
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in OH
Ashtabula, OH
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in AL
Athens, AL
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in SC
Beaufort, SC
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in AR
Hot Springs, AR
3.5x — bills about $3.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in TX
Victoria, TX
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MS
Hattiesburg, MS
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MI
Holland, MI
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MI
Coldwater, MI
3.3x — bills about $3.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in WI
Eau Claire, WI
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in MI
Mount Pleasant, MI
3.6x — bills about $3.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MI
Lapeer, MI
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in IN
Logansport, IN
3.5x — bills about $3.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in MN
Robbinsdale, MN
3.2x — bills about $3.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in MN
Northfield, MN
3.8x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in KY
Greenville, KY
3.2x — bills about $3.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in CA
Brawley, CA
2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NM
Albuquerque, NM
3.4x — bills about $3.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in RI
Providence, RI
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in ND
Bismarck, ND
3.5x — bills about $3.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NC
Lumberton, NC
2.5x — bills about $2.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for