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.
#71 in IL
Elmhurst, IL
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in CA
Glendora, CA
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in IN
Michigan City, IN
5.6x — bills about $5.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in FL
Daytona Beach, FL
5.3x — bills about $5.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in NC
Sylva, NC
5.6x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in OH
Miamisburg, OH
5.8x — bills about $5.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in FL
Lakeland, FL
5.4x — bills about $5.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in WV
Logan, WV
4.8x — bills about $4.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in MN
Minneapolis, MN
4.4x — bills about $4.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in PA
Wynnewood, PA
5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in WI
Janesville, WI
5.7x — bills about $5.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
5.5x — bills about $5.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in IL
Mchenry, IL
5.2x — bills about $5.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in WA
Longview, WA
5.0x — bills about $5.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in WA
Bellingham, WA
5.1x — bills about $5.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in WA
Olympia, WA
5.2x — bills about $5.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in CA
Santa Barbara, CA
5.1x — bills about $5.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in CA
Santa Monica, CA
4.7x — bills about $4.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in KY
Lebanon, KY
6.3x — bills about $6.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in OH
Springfield, OH
5.8x — bills about $5.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#89 in NY
Port Jefferson, NY
5.1x — bills about $5.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in CO
Pueblo, CO
5.9x — bills about $5.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in CT
Stamford, CT
5.2x — bills about $5.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#90 in NY
Staten Island, NY
4.8x — bills about $4.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NJ
Newark, NJ
4.1x — bills about $4.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in CA
Orange, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in OH
Toledo, OH
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in IL
Oak Park, IL
5.0x — bills about $4.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in KS
Ottawa, KS
6.1x — bills about $6.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in FL
Tavares, FL
5.8x — bills about $5.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in CA
Lancaster, CA
5.0x — bills about $4.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in IN
Fishers, IN
8.0x — bills about $8.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in NC
Charlotte, NC
5.5x — bills about $5.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in LA
Covington, LA
6.4x — bills about $6.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in VA
Mechanicsville, VA
5.7x — bills about $5.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in NC
Concord, NC
5.6x — bills about $5.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in CT
Derby, CT
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in IL
Herrin, IL
5.0x — bills about $4.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#77 in CA
Huntington Beach, CA
5.0x — bills about $4.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in IL
Berwyn, IL
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for