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.
#12 in NC
Lenoir, NC
3.7x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in NC
New Bern, NC
3.6x — bills about $3.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in MS
West Point, MS
3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in KY
Henderson, KY
3.1x — bills about $3.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in PA
Muncy, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in OH
Saint Marys, OH
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MI
Clinton Township, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in VA
Fairfax, VA
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in KS
Wichita, KS
3.8x — bills about $3.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in OR
Tualatin, OR
3.5x — bills about $3.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in WI
Weston, WI
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in IA
Council Bluffs, IA
3.6x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in NC
Greensboro, NC
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in NC
Durham, NC
3.5x — bills about $3.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in NC
Jacksonville, NC
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MO
Farmington, MO
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in NM
Clovis, NM
3.2x — bills about $3.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in IN
Richmond, IN
3.3x — bills about $3.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in MO
Fenton, MO
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in MO
Lake Saint Louis, MO
3.7x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in KY
Morehead, KY
3.5x — bills about $3.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in MI
Howell, MI
3.2x — bills about $3.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in CO
Vail, CO
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in NC
Tarboro, NC
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in HI
Kailua, HI
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in NC
Dunn, NC
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in IL
Normal, IL
3.7x — bills about $3.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in ME
Lewiston, ME
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in IN
Columbus, IN
3.3x — bills about $3.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in AL
Sylacauga, AL
3.6x — bills about $3.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in IN
Evansville, IN
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in NC
Greenville, NC
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in MO
Marshall, MO
3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in IA
Davenport, IA
3.8x — bills about $3.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in MN
Grand Rapids, MN
3.4x — bills about $3.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in HI
Honolulu, HI
3.1x — bills about $3.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in ME
Rockport, ME
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in KS
Pittsburg, KS
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in ID
Idaho Falls, ID
3.6x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in NC
Thomasville, NC
3.4x — bills about $3.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for