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.
#19 in PA
Monongahela, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in NY
Jamaica, NY
1.3x — bills about $1.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in VA
Williamsburg, VA
3.5x — bills about $3.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in NY
Rome, NY
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in OR
Klamath Falls, OR
3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in KY
Florence, KY
3.6x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MT
Butte, MT
3.3x — bills about $3.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in KS
Garden City, KS
3.1x — bills about $3.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in TX
Dallas, TX
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in AL
Fairhope, AL
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in IL
Rock Island, IL
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in NC
Chapel Hill, NC
2.8x — bills about $2.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in LA
Abbeville, LA
3.5x — bills about $3.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in AK
Juneau, AK
2.9x — bills about $2.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in NE
Lincoln, NE
3.9x — bills about $3.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MN
Duluth, MN
3.5x — bills about $3.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in MA
Falmouth, MA
2.7x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in NM
Gallup, NM
2.0x — bills about $2.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in MI
Detroit, MI
3.0x — bills about $2.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in VA
Falls Church, VA
3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MT
Billings, MT
3.6x — bills about $3.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in PA
Lansdale, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in IL
Jerseyville, IL
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in OH
Oxford, OH
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in NY
Gloversville, NY
3.1x — bills about $3.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in MS
Amory, MS
3.3x — bills about $3.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in ME
Ellsworth, ME
3.4x — bills about $3.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in LA
Kenner, LA
3.4x — bills about $3.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in OK
Tulsa, OK
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in TN
Knoxville, TN
3.9x — bills about $3.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in KY
Lexington, KY
3.7x — bills about $3.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in WI
Fond Du Lac, WI
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in WI
Baraboo, WI
3.7x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in OK
Owasso, OK
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in IA
Bettendorf, IA
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in MI
Muskegon, MI
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in MA
Southbridge, MA
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in WV
Bridgeport, WV
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in OK
Bartlesville, OK
3.6x — bills about $3.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for