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.
#22 in TN
Dyersburg, TN
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in GA
Atlanta, GA
3.3x — bills about $3.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in MS
Picayune, MS
4.3x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in WI
Manitowoc, WI
4.5x — bills about $4.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
4.0x — bills about $3.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
1.5x — bills about $1.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in OH
Beachwood, OH
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in OR
Portland, OR
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in CA
Lompoc, CA
3.5x — bills about $3.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in CO
Montrose, CO
4.5x — bills about $4.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in WA
Covington, WA
3.0x — bills about $2.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in LA
Lafayette, LA
4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in OK
Tulsa, OK
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in GA
Atlanta, GA
4.1x — bills about $4.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in SC
Greenwood, SC
3.8x — bills about $3.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in TX
San Antonio, TX
4.3x — bills about $4.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in OH
Middleburg Heights, OH
4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in KY
Edgewood, KY
4.1x — bills about $4.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MO
Saint Louis, MO
4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in KS
Olathe, KS
4.5x — bills about $4.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in KS
Wichita, KS
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in WV
Wheeling, WV
4.0x — bills about $4.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in WI
Sheboygan, WI
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in OH
Ontario, OH
4.4x — bills about $4.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in DE
Lewes, DE
4.2x — bills about $4.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NE
Lincoln, NE
4.3x — bills about $4.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in WV
Parkersburg, WV
4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in TX
Carrollton, TX
4.2x — bills about $4.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in SD
Dakota Dunes, SD
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in IN
Goshen, IN
4.6x — bills about $4.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in CT
Hartford, CT
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in OK
Miami, OK
4.0x — bills about $3.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in LA
Lafayette, LA
4.4x — bills about $4.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in OR
Silverton, OR
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in OH
Newark, OH
4.2x — bills about $4.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in KS
Lawrence, KS
4.2x — bills about $4.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in NE
Hastings, NE
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
3.5x — bills about $3.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in TX
Kingwood, TX
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in MO
Springfield, MO
4.4x — bills about $4.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for