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.
#59 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
2.9x — bills about $2.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in IL
Chicago, IL
3.4x — bills about $3.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in KY
Paducah, KY
5.5x — bills about $5.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in OH
Youngstown, OH
5.1x — bills about $5.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in FL
Miami Beach, FL
5.1x — bills about $5.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in FL
Naples, FL
5.5x — bills about $5.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in NC
Winston-Salem, NC
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in LA
Ruston, LA
6.0x — bills about $6.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in NY
Glen Cove, NY
4.8x — bills about $4.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in CA
National City, CA
3.3x — bills about $3.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in MO
Rolla, MO
5.3x — bills about $5.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in KY
Pikeville, KY
5.1x — bills about $5.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in KS
Kansas City, KS
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in WA
Everett, WA
4.7x — bills about $4.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in PA
Sharon, PA
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in LA
Slidell, LA
6.0x — bills about $5.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in AL
Birmingham, AL
5.2x — bills about $5.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in CA
Santa Rosa, CA
4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in CA
Oceanside, CA
5.1x — bills about $5.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#86 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in IA
Iowa City, IA
5.5x — bills about $5.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in IA
Iowa City, IA
4.7x — bills about $4.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in PA
Greenville, PA
5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in NC
Raleigh, NC
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in WI
Waukesha, WI
5.5x — bills about $5.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in OR
Mcminnville, OR
5.1x — bills about $5.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in FL
Winter Haven, FL
5.4x — bills about $5.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in OH
Franklin, OH
5.2x — bills about $5.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in AZ
Mesa, AZ
5.3x — bills about $5.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in FL
Coral Springs, FL
5.3x — bills about $5.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in VA
Christiansburg, VA
5.4x — bills about $5.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in NC
Gastonia, NC
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
5.7x — bills about $5.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in MI
Trenton, MI
5.3x — bills about $5.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in TN
Greeneville, TN
5.2x — bills about $5.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in WA
Seattle, WA
4.2x — bills about $4.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in FL
Ft Lauderdale, FL
5.4x — bills about $5.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in IL
Chicago, IL
4.3x — bills about $4.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in AL
Huntsville, AL
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in CO
Brighton, CO
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for