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.
#26 in WI
Milwaukee, WI
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MT
Great Falls, MT
4.1x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in MT
Bozeman, MT
4.0x — bills about $3.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in IL
Olney, IL
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in VA
Chesapeake, VA
3.8x — bills about $3.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in DE
Newark, DE
3.6x — bills about $3.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in MS
Greenville, MS
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
3.1x — bills about $3.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in CT
Farmington, CT
2.9x — bills about $2.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in OH
Mount Vernon, OH
4.3x — bills about $4.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in MO
Osage Beach, MO
4.1x — bills about $4.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in AL
Bessemer, AL
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in MO
Crystal City, MO
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in AR
Rogers, AR
4.1x — bills about $4.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in WI
Mauston, WI
4.2x — bills about $4.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in MI
Saginaw, MI
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in NC
Winston-Salem, NC
4.0x — bills about $4.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in PA
Sayre, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in IL
Chicago, IL
3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in IN
Seymour, IN
4.3x — bills about $4.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in NC
Elizabeth City, NC
3.3x — bills about $3.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in MO
Jefferson City, MO
3.9x — bills about $3.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in NY
Yonkers, NY
3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in AL
Pell City, AL
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in IL
La Grange, IL
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in MS
Jackson, MS
3.5x — bills about $3.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in SD
Pierre, SD
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in MO
Creve Coeur, MO
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in NY
New York, NY
1.9x — bills about $1.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in WI
Green Bay, WI
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in NC
Fayetteville, NC
3.6x — bills about $3.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in MI
Chelsea, MI
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in NY
Norwich, NY
3.3x — bills about $3.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in CA
Long Beach, CA
2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in WA
Wenatchee, WA
3.8x — bills about $3.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in CO
Denver, CO
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in TN
Chattanooga, TN
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in IN
Greenfield, IN
4.1x — bills about $4.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in NY
New York, NY
2.3x — bills about $2.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for