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.
#25 in NC
Burlington, NC
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in GA
Thomasville, GA
4.0x — bills about $3.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in OH
Canton, OH
3.8x — bills about $3.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in CT
Torrington, CT
3.5x — bills about $3.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in OH
Zanesville, OH
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in IN
Vincennes, IN
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in KS
Hays, KS
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in MI
W Bloomfield, MI
3.8x — bills about $3.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in HI
Hilo, HI
2.9x — bills about $2.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in NC
Elkin, NC
4.0x — bills about $3.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in ID
Idaho Falls, ID
4.0x — bills about $4.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in MI
Detroit, MI
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in HI
Kealakekua, HI
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in MN
Rochester, MN
2.9x — bills about $2.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in IL
Macomb, IL
3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in PA
Meadville, PA
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.9x — bills about $3.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in IA
Dubuque, IA
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in WI
Altoona, WI
3.5x — bills about $3.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in OH
Springfield, OH
3.8x — bills about $3.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in WV
Point Pleasant, WV
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in IL
Oak Park, IL
3.7x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in IN
Lawrenceburg, IN
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in KY
Fort Thomas, KY
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in ME
Bangor, ME
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
4.1x — bills about $4.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in TX
Stephenville, TX
4.1x — bills about $4.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in NE
Omaha, NE
3.8x — bills about $3.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in OH
Westlake, OH
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in MA
Leominster, MA
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in AL
Mobile, AL
3.9x — bills about $3.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
1.3x — bills about $1.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in MI
Wyandotte, MI
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in LA
Crowley, LA
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in MI
Grand Blanc, MI
3.5x — bills about $3.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in WI
Appleton, WI
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in MI
Southfield, MI
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in TX
Austin, TX
5.2x — bills about $5.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in TX
Dallas, TX
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for