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.
#67 in CA
Apple Valley, CA
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in FL
Saint Petersburg, FL
5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in CA
San Diego, CA
4.3x — bills about $4.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in KY
Whitesburg, KY
5.4x — bills about $5.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in OH
Chillicothe, OH
5.3x — bills about $5.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in IL
Libertyville, IL
5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
4.9x — bills about $4.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in PA
Bryn Mawr, PA
5.7x — bills about $5.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
5.3x — bills about $5.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in IN
Kokomo, IN
5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in TX
Edinburg, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in KY
Prestonsburg, KY
6.1x — bills about $6.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in NY
New York, NY
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in NC
Statesville, NC
5.7x — bills about $5.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in PA
Bristol, PA
4.6x — bills about $4.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in OR
Springfield, OR
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in CO
Durango, CO
5.2x — bills about $5.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in OH
Dayton, OH
5.4x — bills about $5.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#88 in NY
Flushing, NY
5.3x — bills about $5.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in LA
Lafayette, LA
6.0x — bills about $5.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in IN
Fort Wayne, IN
6.2x — bills about $6.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in IN
Fort Wayne, IN
5.2x — bills about $5.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in WA
Vancouver, WA
5.1x — bills about $5.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in GA
Columbus, GA
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in WA
Centralia, WA
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in WV
Beckley, WV
5.4x — bills about $5.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in NC
Albemarle, NC
5.0x — bills about $5.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in CA
Vallejo, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in WA
Edmonds, WA
5.1x — bills about $5.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in PA
Williamsport, PA
5.7x — bills about $5.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in TN
Shelbyville, TN
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in FL
Daytona Beach, FL
5.7x — bills about $5.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in FL
Deland, FL
5.2x — bills about $5.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in MI
Dearborn, MI
5.1x — bills about $5.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in WI
Beloit, WI
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in VA
Midlothian, VA
5.6x — bills about $5.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in IL
Chicago, IL
5.1x — bills about $5.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in CA
Rancho Mirage, CA
5.0x — bills about $5.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for