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.
#10 in AZ
Prescott, AZ
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in IL
Chicago, IL
4.4x — bills about $4.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NM
Artesia, NM
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in UT
Vernal, UT
4.8x — bills about $4.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in TX
Waxahachie, TX
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in OH
Bellevue, OH
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in UT
Price, UT
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MO
Saint Louis, MO
4.6x — bills about $4.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NH
Concord, NH
4.7x — bills about $4.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in IL
Decatur, IL
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in WI
Kenosha, WI
4.7x — bills about $4.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in NC
High Point, NC
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in OH
Mayfield Heights, OH
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in IL
Chicago, IL
3.5x — bills about $3.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in LA
Lake Charles, LA
4.8x — bills about $4.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in OH
Canton, OH
4.8x — bills about $4.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in IA
Mason City, IA
4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
3.5x — bills about $3.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in MN
Hibbing, MN
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in TN
Memphis, TN
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in SC
Charleston, SC
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in NC
Laurinburg, NC
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in CA
Porterville, CA
3.6x — bills about $3.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in SD
Sioux Falls, SD
4.4x — bills about $4.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in VA
Marion, VA
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in TX
Plano, TX
5.5x — bills about $5.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in TX
Arlington, TX
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in TX
Galveston, TX
3.7x — bills about $3.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in TX
Round Rock, TX
4.8x — bills about $4.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in GA
Savannah, GA
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in NE
Omaha, NE
4.0x — bills about $3.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in IA
Council Bluffs, IA
4.2x — bills about $4.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in MO
Springfield, MO
4.7x — bills about $4.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in MI
Lansing, MI
4.5x — bills about $4.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in OH
Euclid, OH
4.7x — bills about $4.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in WA
Kirkland, WA
4.6x — bills about $4.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in MN
Minneapolis, MN
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NJ
Teaneck, NJ
4.4x — bills about $4.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in TN
Kingsport, TN
6.1x — bills about $6.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for