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.
#13 in ME
Portland, ME
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in KS
Galena, KS
4.4x — bills about $4.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in SD
Rapid City, SD
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in IL
Evanston, IL
4.3x — bills about $4.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in LA
Shreveport, LA
5.2x — bills about $5.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in LA
Opelousas, LA
4.5x — bills about $4.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in IN
Mishawaka, IN
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in DC
Washington, DC
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in WI
Madison, WI
4.4x — bills about $4.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in CT
Hartford, CT
3.7x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in PA
Lebanon, PA
4.2x — bills about $4.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in NC
Hendersonville, NC
4.7x — bills about $4.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in AR
Monticello, AR
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in TX
Pflugerville, TX
5.2x — bills about $5.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in VA
Rocky Mount, VA
3.6x — bills about $3.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in NE
Kearney, NE
4.4x — bills about $4.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in UT
Salt Lake City, UT
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in AL
Montgomery, AL
4.5x — bills about $4.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in NC
Smithfield, NC
4.5x — bills about $4.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in NC
Lexington, NC
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in IL
Maywood, IL
3.3x — bills about $3.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in OH
London, OH
4.4x — bills about $4.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in OH
Garfield Heights, OH
4.7x — bills about $4.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in OH
Fremont, OH
5.6x — bills about $5.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in NE
Fremont, NE
4.1x — bills about $4.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in SC
Mount Pleasant, SC
4.7x — bills about $4.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in OK
Tulsa, OK
3.5x — bills about $3.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in LA
Baton Rouge, LA
4.0x — bills about $3.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in KY
Owensboro, KY
4.1x — bills about $4.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in TX
Kerrville, TX
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in SC
Spartanburg, SC
4.0x — bills about $3.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in OK
Tulsa, OK
4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in GA
Valdosta, GA
4.1x — bills about $4.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in WI
Janesville, WI
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
4.5x — bills about $4.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in MI
Livonia, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NH
Nashua, NH
4.2x — bills about $4.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in WI
Green Bay, WI
4.4x — bills about $4.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in WV
Huntington, WV
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in WI
Sheboygan, WI
4.9x — bills about $4.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for