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.
#19 in SC
Columbia, SC
5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in CA
Fullerton, CA
4.7x — bills about $4.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in NE
Scottsbluff, NE
4.9x — bills about $4.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in AL
Birmingham, AL
5.3x — bills about $5.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in TX
Arlington, TX
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in TX
Southlake, TX
4.9x — bills about $4.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in TX
Frisco, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in KY
South Williamson, KY
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in CO
Greeley, CO
5.5x — bills about $5.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in WI
Madison, WI
5.0x — bills about $4.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in KY
Louisville, KY
4.8x — bills about $4.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in WA
Renton, WA
4.7x — bills about $4.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in WV
Weirton, WV
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in CA
Hanford, CA
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in AZ
Mesa, AZ
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in AZ
Casa Grande, AZ
4.6x — bills about $4.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in IN
Anderson, IN
5.2x — bills about $5.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in MO
Branson, MO
5.2x — bills about $5.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in NC
Pinehurst, NC
5.3x — bills about $5.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in LA
Monroe, LA
5.3x — bills about $5.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in MO
Hannibal, MO
4.6x — bills about $4.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in FL
Jupiter, FL
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in CA
Anaheim, CA
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in NE
Kearney, NE
5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in CA
Torrance, CA
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in CA
Arcata, CA
5.4x — bills about $5.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in DC
Washington, DC
4.2x — bills about $4.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#80 in NY
New York, NY
3.9x — bills about $3.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in IL
Chicago, IL
4.3x — bills about $4.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in SC
Greenville, SC
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in SC
Simpsonville, SC
5.6x — bills about $5.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
3.7x — bills about $3.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in LA
Slidell, LA
5.3x — bills about $5.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
6.0x — bills about $5.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in CA
Yuba City, CA
5.0x — bills about $4.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in TN
Elizabethton, TN
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in WA
Tacoma, WA
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in TX
Fort Worth, TX
4.8x — bills about $4.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in TX
Denton, TX
5.1x — bills about $5.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for