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.
#23 in KY
Murray, KY
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in CT
Norwalk, CT
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in IL
Evergreen Park, IL
4.0x — bills about $4.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in IL
Peru, IL
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in IA
Ottumwa, IA
4.8x — bills about $4.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in IL
Kankakee, IL
4.7x — bills about $4.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in TN
Mcminnville, TN
4.2x — bills about $4.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in IL
Mattoon, IL
5.0x — bills about $4.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in SC
Spartanburg, SC
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in IL
Galesburg, IL
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in IL
Decatur, IL
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in CA
Crescent City, CA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in TX
Allen, TX
4.7x — bills about $4.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in IA
Des Moines, IA
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in TX
Dallas, TX
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in AR
Fayetteville, AR
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in NC
North Wilkesboro, NC
4.2x — bills about $4.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in NY
Utica, NY
4.3x — bills about $4.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in PA
Wexford, PA
5.0x — bills about $4.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in MN
Saint Paul, MN
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in TX
Irving, TX
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in PA
Canonsburg, PA
4.9x — bills about $4.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in CA
Victorville, CA
3.7x — bills about $3.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in IL
Olympia Fields, IL
3.9x — bills about $3.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in MI
Garden City, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in FL
Tampa, FL
6.5x — bills about $6.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in IN
Danville, IN
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in IL
Harvey, IL
4.6x — bills about $4.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in IN
Franklin, IN
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in CA
San Diego, CA
3.4x — bills about $3.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in KS
Leawood, KS
4.8x — bills about $4.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in OH
Lima, OH
4.7x — bills about $4.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in MN
Edina, MN
4.7x — bills about $4.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in TN
Chattanooga, TN
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in IL
Belleville, IL
4.8x — bills about $4.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in MN
Coon Rapids, MN
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in NY
New Rochelle, NY
3.8x — bills about $3.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in NC
Huntersville, NC
4.9x — bills about $4.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in WA
Spokane, WA
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for