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.
#18 in CT
Bridgeport, CT
3.9x — bills about $3.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in PA
Honesdale, PA
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in WV
Morgantown, WV
3.9x — bills about $3.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in TX
Dallas, TX
3.7x — bills about $3.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in CT
Bristol, CT
3.9x — bills about $3.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in AK
Soldotna, AK
3.4x — bills about $3.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in KS
Dodge City, KS
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in VA
South Hill, VA
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in AR
Conway, AR
4.7x — bills about $4.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in UT
Ogden, UT
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in UT
Murray, UT
4.2x — bills about $4.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in TX
Fort Worth, TX
2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in MS
Corinth, MS
4.1x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NH
Lebanon, NH
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in SC
Manning, SC
3.7x — bills about $3.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in OH
Tiffin, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
3.8x — bills about $3.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in NY
Saratoga Springs, NY
4.2x — bills about $4.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in VA
Hampton, VA
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in VA
Norfolk, VA
4.4x — bills about $4.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in VA
Woodbridge, VA
4.2x — bills about $4.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in GA
Columbus, GA
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in NY
Yonkers, NY
3.6x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in ID
Twin Falls, ID
4.3x — bills about $4.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in WI
Green Bay, WI
4.5x — bills about $4.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in NC
Marion, NC
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in GA
Tifton, GA
4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in TX
San Antonio, TX
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in PA
Harrisburg, PA
4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in FL
New Smyrna Beach, FL
4.6x — bills about $4.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in IL
Park Ridge, IL
4.0x — bills about $4.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in OK
Tulsa, OK
4.2x — bills about $4.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in KS
Wichita, KS
4.3x — bills about $4.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in VA
Fishersville, VA
4.6x — bills about $4.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in AZ
Tucson, AZ
3.9x — bills about $3.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in AR
Jonesboro, AR
4.8x — bills about $4.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in TX
Temple, TX
4.1x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in TX
College Station, TX
4.5x — bills about $4.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in TX
Arlington, TX
4.7x — bills about $4.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in SC
Charleston, SC
4.5x — bills about $4.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for