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 GA
Lithonia, GA
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NE
Norfolk, NE
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in IL
Canton, IL
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in PA
Meadowbrook, PA
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in NY
Bronx, NY
2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in VA
Big Stone Gap, VA
2.4x — bills about $2.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in CT
Meriden, CT
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in AL
Prattville, AL
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in OR
Medford, OR
3.3x — bills about $3.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in KS
Derby, KS
4.2x — bills about $4.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in RI
Providence, RI
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MN
Bemidji, MN
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in TX
Harker Heights, TX
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in VT
Bennington, VT
4.3x — bills about $4.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in IL
Effingham, IL
3.3x — bills about $3.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in NY
Bronx, NY
1.9x — bills about $1.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in IL
Breese, IL
3.5x — bills about $3.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in MO
Chesterfield, MO
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in HI
Honolulu, HI
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in NC
Rocky Mount, NC
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in WA
Yakima, WA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in ME
York, ME
4.2x — bills about $4.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in WI
Racine, WI
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in WI
Two Rivers, WI
4.0x — bills about $3.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in TN
Huntingdon, TN
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in MS
Columbus, MS
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in KY
Bardstown, KY
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in PA
Johnstown, PA
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in NY
Corning, NY
3.5x — bills about $3.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in NC
Durham, NC
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in OH
East Liverpool, OH
3.0x — bills about $3.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NH
Manchester, NH
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in MI
Detroit, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in VA
Alexandria, VA
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in MA
Marlborough, MA
3.3x — bills about $3.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in MI
Lansing, MI
3.8x — bills about $3.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in MI
Mount Clemens, MI
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in MO
Saint Louis, MO
3.9x — bills about $3.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in IN
Bloomington, IN
2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in PA
State College, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for