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.
#13 in KS
Manhattan, KS
3.9x — bills about $3.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in WI
Wausau, WI
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in OR
Coos Bay, OR
3.1x — bills about $3.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in TX
Fort Worth, TX
3.8x — bills about $3.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in OH
Circleville, OH
3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in AL
Decatur, AL
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in CO
Delta, CO
3.4x — bills about $3.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in NY
Schenectady, NY
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in NY
Elmhurst, NY
1.8x — bills about $1.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in GA
Warner Robins, GA
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in WI
Fort Atkinson, WI
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in VA
Alexandria, VA
3.7x — bills about $3.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in IL
Chicago, IL
1.3x — bills about $1.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in ID
Coeur D'alene, ID
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in OR
Portland, OR
3.5x — bills about $3.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in OR
Gresham, OR
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in ME
Brunswick, ME
3.7x — bills about $3.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in IA
Ames, IA
4.0x — bills about $4.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in MI
Bay City, MI
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in OR
Roseburg, OR
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in IA
Sioux City, IA
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in MS
Tupelo, MS
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in NC
Winston-Salem, NC
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in LA
Baton Rouge, LA
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in NC
Hendersonville, NC
4.0x — bills about $3.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in LA
Houma, LA
4.2x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MN
Saint Paul, MN
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in NC
Raleigh, NC
3.9x — bills about $3.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in KY
Lexington, KY
3.7x — bills about $3.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in SD
Rapid City, SD
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in MO
Bridgeton, MO
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in MO
Saint Charles, MO
3.8x — bills about $3.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in NY
Albany, NY
3.4x — bills about $3.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in KS
Junction City, KS
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in NY
Rochester, NY
2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in TN
Sweetwater, TN
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in OH
Chardon, OH
3.0x — bills about $2.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in KY
Shelbyville, KY
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in VA
Culpeper, VA
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for