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.
#16 in FL
Pensacola, FL
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in TX
San Angelo, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in AR
Siloam Springs, AR
6.7x — bills about $6.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in AL
Dothan, AL
5.0x — bills about $5.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
5.2x — bills about $5.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in WI
West Bend, WI
5.3x — bills about $5.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in CA
Sacramento, CA
4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in WA
Seattle, WA
4.7x — bills about $4.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#80 in TX
Fort Worth, TX
4.9x — bills about $4.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#81 in TX
Bedford, TX
5.1x — bills about $5.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in FL
Leesburg, FL
5.5x — bills about $5.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in KY
Lexington, KY
4.6x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in TN
Bristol, TN
5.1x — bills about $5.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in OR
Portland, OR
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in TX
Waco, TX
5.2x — bills about $5.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in AZ
Mesa, AZ
5.7x — bills about $5.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in AZ
Queen Creek, AZ
4.7x — bills about $4.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in AZ
Glendale, AZ
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in TX
Dallas, TX
5.9x — bills about $5.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in TX
Grapevine, TX
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in CA
San Francisco, CA
4.4x — bills about $4.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in VA
Lynchburg, VA
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in OH
Columbus, OH
4.1x — bills about $4.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in CA
Garden Grove, CA
4.2x — bills about $4.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in NY
Middletown, NY
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#80 in OH
Columbus, OH
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MT
Great Falls, MT
5.7x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NJ
Flemington, NJ
4.9x — bills about $4.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in CA
Sylmar, CA
2.9x — bills about $2.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in PA
Darby, PA
4.0x — bills about $3.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#81 in OH
Columbus, OH
5.1x — bills about $5.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in WA
Auburn, WA
4.5x — bills about $4.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in MO
North Kansas City, MO
5.4x — bills about $5.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in NY
Mount Kisco, NY
5.2x — bills about $5.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in TX
Richmond, TX
4.3x — bills about $4.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in IL
Danville, IL
4.8x — bills about $4.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in SC
Sumter, SC
5.1x — bills about $5.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in LA
Thibodaux, LA
5.5x — bills about $5.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#86 in TX
Houston, TX
5.6x — bills about $5.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in FL
Gainesville, FL
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for