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.
#15 in CA
Orange, CA
3.9x — bills about $3.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in CA
Fresno, CA
4.0x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in ID
Nampa, ID
4.3x — bills about $4.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in OH
Portsmouth, OH
4.4x — bills about $4.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in GA
Athens, GA
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in IL
Chicago, IL
4.5x — bills about $4.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in GA
Villa Rica, GA
4.0x — bills about $3.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in TX
Cleburne, TX
4.2x — bills about $4.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NM
Las Cruces, NM
4.8x — bills about $4.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in PA
Seneca, PA
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in CA
Van Nuys, CA
3.7x — bills about $3.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in WA
Seattle, WA
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in IL
Maryville, IL
4.7x — bills about $4.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in OR
Medford, OR
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in WI
Elkhorn, WI
4.1x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in VA
Bedford, VA
3.5x — bills about $3.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in SC
Gaffney, SC
4.1x — bills about $4.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in WI
Menomonee Falls, WI
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in OK
Duncan, OK
4.9x — bills about $4.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in IN
Crawfordsville, IN
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in OH
Delaware, OH
4.0x — bills about $4.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in IL
Harrisburg, IL
4.2x — bills about $4.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in KY
Hopkinsville, KY
4.2x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in MN
Burnsville, MN
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in OH
Bellefontaine, OH
5.0x — bills about $4.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in OK
Lawton, OK
4.3x — bills about $4.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in TX
Southlake, TX
5.8x — bills about $5.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in WA
Spokane Valley, WA
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in NC
Supply, NC
4.7x — bills about $4.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in OH
Mansfield, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in GA
Albany, GA
3.9x — bills about $3.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in SC
Seneca, SC
4.3x — bills about $4.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in TX
Amarillo, TX
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NV
Reno, NV
4.1x — bills about $4.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in VA
Virginia Beach, VA
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in GA
Savannah, GA
5.0x — bills about $4.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in OH
Youngstown, OH
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in KY
Bowling Green, KY
4.6x — bills about $4.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in NE
Omaha, NE
4.0x — bills about $3.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for