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.
#54 in PA
West Chester, PA
5.1x — bills about $5.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in IL
Mount Vernon, IL
4.5x — bills about $4.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in NE
North Platte, NE
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in KY
Harlan, KY
4.8x — bills about $4.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in OH
Lima, OH
5.8x — bills about $5.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in OK
Grove, OK
5.0x — bills about $5.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in TX
Lubbock, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#78 in NY
New York, NY
5.8x — bills about $5.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in MS
Jackson, MS
5.4x — bills about $5.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in NY
East Meadow, NY
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in IL
Dixon, IL
5.2x — bills about $5.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in PA
Royersford, PA
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in GA
Augusta, GA
5.1x — bills about $5.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in MI
Adrian, MI
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in OH
Columbus, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in CA
Santa Monica, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in TN
Murfreesboro, TN
4.7x — bills about $4.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in WA
Mount Vernon, WA
4.7x — bills about $4.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in OH
Warrensville Heights, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in HI
Honolulu, HI
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in WA
Kennewick, WA
4.3x — bills about $4.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in IL
Chicago, IL
3.8x — bills about $3.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in PA
York, PA
5.1x — bills about $5.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NH
Dover, NH
4.9x — bills about $4.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in CA
Tulare, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in AZ
Sun City West, AZ
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in AZ
Chandler, AZ
4.8x — bills about $4.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in AR
Little Rock, AR
5.2x — bills about $5.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in TX
Frisco, TX
5.2x — bills about $5.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in VA
Portsmouth, VA
4.8x — bills about $4.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in CA
San Francisco, CA
3.7x — bills about $3.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in IL
Aurora, IL
4.8x — bills about $4.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in OH
Dublin, OH
5.1x — bills about $5.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in IN
Elkhart, IN
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in IL
Freeport, IL
5.2x — bills about $5.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in IN
Dyer, IN
4.5x — bills about $4.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in WI
Milwaukee, WI
4.1x — bills about $4.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in CA
Irvine, CA
4.7x — bills about $4.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in VA
Abingdon, VA
4.4x — bills about $4.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for