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.
#11 in SC
Conway, SC
4.6x — bills about $4.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in OH
Akron, OH
4.8x — bills about $4.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in GA
Atlanta, GA
3.9x — bills about $3.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in AK
Fairbanks, AK
3.3x — bills about $3.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in OH
Cleveland, OH
4.7x — bills about $4.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in PA
Gettysburg, PA
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in IN
New Castle, IN
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in UT
Layton, UT
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in KS
Hutchinson, KS
4.2x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in FL
Miami, FL
3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in KS
Manhattan, KS
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in MI
Flint, MI
4.1x — bills about $4.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in UT
Tooele, UT
4.6x — bills about $4.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in NC
Salisbury, NC
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in IL
Alton, IL
3.8x — bills about $3.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in OH
Parma, OH
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in GA
Carrollton, GA
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in NY
Plattsburgh, NY
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in ID
Boise, ID
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in WA
Seattle, WA
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in PA
Altoona, PA
4.3x — bills about $4.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in PA
Carlisle, PA
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in CO
Glenwood Springs, CO
4.7x — bills about $4.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in OH
Akron, OH
4.4x — bills about $4.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in CO
Durango, CO
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in OR
Grants Pass, OR
4.3x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in OK
Broken Arrow, OK
5.3x — bills about $5.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in TX
Marble Falls, TX
4.8x — bills about $4.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in VT
Barre, VT
5.2x — bills about $5.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in NC
Whiteville, NC
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
3.7x — bills about $3.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in WA
Richland, WA
4.4x — bills about $4.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in OH
Concord, OH
4.9x — bills about $4.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in IN
Shelbyville, IN
4.6x — bills about $4.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in OH
Marion, OH
4.2x — bills about $4.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in TN
Columbia, TN
4.9x — bills about $4.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in OH
Medina, OH
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in LA
Monroe, LA
4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in LA
Shreveport, LA
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in LA
Lafayette, LA
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for