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.
#1 in MS
Starkville, MS
2.5x — bills about $2.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in MT
Billings, MT
2.5x — bills about $2.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in NY
Clifton Springs, NY
2.3x — bills about $2.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in TX
Columbus, TX
3.4x — bills about $3.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in KS
Wichita, KS
2.9x — bills about $2.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in KS
Andover, KS
2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in NY
Kenmore, NY
2.3x — bills about $2.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MS
Brookhaven, MS
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in ID
Rexburg, ID
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in MA
Boston, MA
2.4x — bills about $2.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in NY
Buffalo, NY
2.4x — bills about $2.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MI
Alpena, MI
2.5x — bills about $2.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MA
Beverly, MA
2.3x — bills about $2.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in WA
Port Angeles, WA
2.4x — bills about $2.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in SD
Watertown, SD
2.8x — bills about $2.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in MS
Iuka, MS
2.0x — bills about $1.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NM
Albuquerque, NM
2.2x — bills about $2.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in MS
Greenwood, MS
3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in IA
Spirit Lake, IA
3.0x — bills about $3.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NE
Lincoln, NE
2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MN
Albert Lea, MN
2.5x — bills about $2.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in OK
Mcalester, OK
2.5x — bills about $2.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in OH
Coldwater, OH
2.7x — bills about $2.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in MI
Cadillac, MI
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MI
Alma, MI
2.5x — bills about $2.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in NY
Niagara Falls, NY
2.0x — bills about $1.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MN
Rochester, MN
3.2x — bills about $3.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in NY
Oneida, NY
2.3x — bills about $2.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in AL
Alexander City, AL
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MA
Fall River, MA
2.6x — bills about $2.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MS
Laurel, MS
2.7x — bills about $2.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MT
Missoula, MT
2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in PA
Uniontown, PA
2.6x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in PA
Washington, PA
2.6x — bills about $2.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in NY
Elmira, NY
2.4x — bills about $2.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in NY
Potsdam, NY
2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in NY
Ithaca, NY
2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MN
Willmar, MN
2.6x — bills about $2.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MI
Big Rapids, MI
2.8x — bills about $2.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in IL
Silvis, IL
2.8x — bills about $2.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for