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.
#28 in TX
Mckinney, TX
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in NE
Omaha, NE
4.4x — bills about $4.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MO
Sikeston, MO
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in MN
Saint Louis Park, MN
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in GA
Americus, GA
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in WA
Walla Walla, WA
4.0x — bills about $3.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in SC
Summerville, SC
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in OK
Muskogee, OK
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in VA
South Boston, VA
3.5x — bills about $3.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in PA
Sellersville, PA
4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in PA
Langhorne, PA
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in CT
New Britain, CT
3.8x — bills about $3.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in IL
Hinsdale, IL
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in OH
Dover, OH
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in OH
Elyria, OH
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in OH
Beachwood, OH
4.6x — bills about $4.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in OH
Ravenna, OH
4.4x — bills about $4.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in TX
Del Rio, TX
3.2x — bills about $3.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in GA
Jesup, GA
4.4x — bills about $4.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in CT
New Haven, CT
3.3x — bills about $3.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in IL
Oak Lawn, IL
3.7x — bills about $3.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in PA
Natrona, PA
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in SD
Aberdeen, SD
4.5x — bills about $4.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in CO
Loveland, CO
4.8x — bills about $4.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in DE
Milford, DE
3.9x — bills about $3.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in DE
Dover, DE
4.0x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in LA
Deridder, LA
4.9x — bills about $4.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in MI
Kalamazoo, MI
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in OH
Avon, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in TX
Floresville, TX
5.2x — bills about $5.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in CT
Danbury, CT
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in GA
Decatur, GA
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in NC
Oxford, NC
4.6x — bills about $4.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in MI
Flint, MI
3.8x — bills about $3.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in PA
East Norriton, PA
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in CA
La Palma, CA
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in CT
New London, CT
4.0x — bills about $3.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for