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.
#6 in WY
Casper, WY
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in IL
Glendale Heights, IL
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in PA
Lititz, PA
4.3x — bills about $4.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in MS
Oxford, MS
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in TN
Covington, TN
3.0x — bills about $3.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in MS
New Albany, MS
4.1x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MO
Saint Peters, MO
4.4x — bills about $4.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NE
Bellevue, NE
4.4x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in WV
Ronceverte, WV
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in NC
Hickory, NC
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in NE
Grand Island, NE
4.0x — bills about $4.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in NC
Raleigh, NC
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in NH
Exeter, NH
3.8x — bills about $3.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MN
Wyoming, MN
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in PA
Grove City, PA
4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in MI
Jackson, MI
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in TX
Huntsville, TX
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in PA
Butler, PA
4.4x — bills about $4.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in PA
Indiana, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in CA
Bakersfield, CA
3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in OH
Defiance, OH
4.3x — bills about $4.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in ME
Portland, ME
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in ID
Boise, ID
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in KY
London, KY
4.2x — bills about $4.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NM
Farmington, NM
3.8x — bills about $3.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in CA
Sherman Oaks, CA
3.2x — bills about $3.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
2.9x — bills about $2.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in SC
Georgetown, SC
4.4x — bills about $4.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in SC
Murrells Inlet, SC
4.2x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in IN
Terre Haute, IN
4.0x — bills about $4.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in WI
Watertown, WI
4.6x — bills about $4.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in CT
Norwich, CT
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in IN
Lebanon, IN
4.2x — bills about $4.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in IL
Alton, IL
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in WI
Oshkosh, WI
4.3x — bills about $4.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in CO
Greeley, CO
4.1x — bills about $4.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in WY
Casper, WY
3.7x — bills about $3.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in TX
Trophy Club, TX
4.7x — bills about $4.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in WA
Arlington, WA
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in FL
Weston, FL
4.1x — bills about $4.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for