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.
#10 in MO
Saint Louis, MO
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in MN
Duluth, MN
3.5x — bills about $3.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in OH
Wilmington, OH
4.0x — bills about $3.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in MA
Boston, MA
2.6x — bills about $2.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in PA
Kittanning, PA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MS
Meridian, MS
3.7x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in AL
Montgomery, AL
3.5x — bills about $3.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in LA
Baton Rouge, LA
3.3x — bills about $3.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in TX
Irving, TX
3.8x — bills about $3.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in CA
Martinez, CA
1.8x — bills about $1.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in MI
Saginaw, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NE
Grand Island, NE
3.6x — bills about $3.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in IA
Grinnell, IA
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in TX
Seguin, TX
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in TN
Savannah, TN
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in UT
Logan, UT
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in OR
Clackamas, OR
2.9x — bills about $2.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in MN
Fergus Falls, MN
3.6x — bills about $3.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in MI
St Joseph, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in MT
Kalispell, MT
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in OH
Cleveland, OH
3.4x — bills about $3.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in WI
Marshfield, WI
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in WI
Eau Claire, WI
3.8x — bills about $3.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in MI
Grand Rapids, MI
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MO
Saint Joseph, MO
3.3x — bills about $3.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in PA
York, PA
3.6x — bills about $3.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in KY
Leitchfield, KY
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in HI
Aiea, HI
3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in VA
Newport News, VA
3.4x — bills about $3.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in ND
Fargo, ND
3.3x — bills about $3.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in VA
Charlottesville, VA
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in MA
Fall River, MA
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in TN
Knoxville, TN
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in UT
Salt Lake City, UT
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in VA
Tappahannock, VA
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in WI
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in AL
Montgomery, AL
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in IA
Des Moines, IA
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for