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.
#11 in IN
New Albany, IN
4.1x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in CT
Waterbury, CT
3.5x — bills about $3.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in AZ
Show Low, AZ
3.6x — bills about $3.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in MI
Ann Arbor, MI
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in TX
Wichita Falls, TX
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in VA
Manassas, VA
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in TN
Franklin, TN
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in TN
Union City, TN
4.0x — bills about $4.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in TN
Maryville, TN
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in MO
Columbia, MO
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in VT
Brattleboro, VT
4.4x — bills about $4.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in CT
Bridgeport, CT
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NE
Columbus, NE
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in OH
Lancaster, OH
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in TX
Greenville, TX
3.9x — bills about $3.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in AR
Pine Bluff, AR
3.9x — bills about $3.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in WA
Vancouver, WA
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in ME
Augusta, ME
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in WI
Beaver Dam, WI
4.3x — bills about $4.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in IL
Arlington Heights, IL
3.9x — bills about $3.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in IN
Madison, IN
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in NY
Binghamton, NY
3.5x — bills about $3.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in MO
West Plains, MO
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in MN
Waconia, MN
3.5x — bills about $3.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in NY
Buffalo, NY
4.4x — bills about $4.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in IL
Pontiac, IL
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in TN
Nashville, TN
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in OR
Salem, OR
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NH
Nashua, NH
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in KS
Liberal, KS
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in WV
Weston, WV
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in MI
Pontiac, MI
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in AZ
Tucson, AZ
3.9x — bills about $3.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in MI
Hancock, MI
3.3x — bills about $3.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in CA
Victorville, CA
3.3x — bills about $3.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in PA
Chambersburg, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in PA
Waynesboro, PA
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in OH
Sidney, OH
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in ND
Grand Forks, ND
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for