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.
#82 in OH
Troy, OH
5.5x — bills about $5.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in CA
Berkeley, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in NC
Lincolnton, NC
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in TN
Memphis, TN
5.3x — bills about $5.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in PA
Bloomsburg, PA
4.9x — bills about $4.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in CA
Santa Barbara, CA
5.1x — bills about $5.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in FL
South Miami, FL
2.7x — bills about $2.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in DC
Washington, DC
4.0x — bills about $4.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in OH
Batavia, OH
5.1x — bills about $5.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in IA
Des Moines, IA
5.4x — bills about $5.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in TN
Memphis, TN
4.7x — bills about $4.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in TX
Midland, TX
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in IL
Palos Heights, IL
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in NY
Plainview, NY
5.0x — bills about $5.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in PA
West Reading, PA
4.7x — bills about $4.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NV
Reno, NV
4.5x — bills about $4.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in IL
Hoffman Estates, IL
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NJ
Passaic, NJ
3.8x — bills about $3.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in CA
Jackson, CA
3.6x — bills about $3.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in CA
Santa Cruz, CA
5.3x — bills about $5.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#88 in TX
Denton, TX
5.7x — bills about $5.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in VT
Burlington, VT
4.9x — bills about $4.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in MO
Columbia, MO
5.1x — bills about $5.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in AZ
Cottonwood, AZ
4.6x — bills about $4.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#89 in TX
Texarkana, TX
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in WI
West Allis, WI
5.4x — bills about $5.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in LA
Shreveport, LA
5.5x — bills about $5.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in FL
Palm Coast, FL
5.0x — bills about $4.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in CA
Ukiah, CA
4.6x — bills about $4.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
4.8x — bills about $4.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in AZ
Sun City, AZ
5.5x — bills about $5.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in AZ
Gilbert, AZ
5.3x — bills about $5.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
4.3x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in IL
Urbana, IL
5.1x — bills about $5.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in NJ
Freehold, NJ
5.4x — bills about $5.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in FL
Stuart, FL
5.6x — bills about $5.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in GA
Douglas, GA
5.6x — bills about $5.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in NC
Clyde, NC
5.6x — bills about $5.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for