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.
#37 in FL
Safety Harbor, FL
5.9x — bills about $5.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in CO
Loveland, CO
5.8x — bills about $5.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in GA
Vidalia, GA
5.1x — bills about $5.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in TX
Humble, TX
4.9x — bills about $4.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in LA
Minden, LA
6.1x — bills about $6.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NJ
Long Branch, NJ
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in SC
Columbia, SC
6.0x — bills about $6.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in NE
Omaha, NE
6.2x — bills about $6.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in GA
Demorest, GA
6.0x — bills about $6.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in GA
Dahlonega, GA
5.8x — bills about $5.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in PA
Paoli, PA
6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in FL
Titusville, FL
6.0x — bills about $6.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#78 in CA
Downey, CA
5.4x — bills about $5.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in SC
Greenville, SC
6.6x — bills about $6.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in SC
Columbia, SC
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in PA
Media, PA
6.1x — bills about $6.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in FL
Miramar Beach, FL
5.9x — bills about $5.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NJ
Denville, NJ
4.6x — bills about $4.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in MO
Saint Louis, MO
4.2x — bills about $4.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in TN
Nashville, TN
5.9x — bills about $5.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in TX
Amarillo, TX
5.9x — bills about $5.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in FL
Cocoa Beach, FL
5.8x — bills about $5.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in IL
Pekin, IL
5.5x — bills about $5.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in CA
Inglewood, CA
3.9x — bills about $3.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#91 in NY
Bethpage, NY
5.7x — bills about $5.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in NJ
Camden, NJ
5.2x — bills about $5.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#77 in IL
Naperville, IL
5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in MO
Joplin, MO
6.3x — bills about $6.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NJ
Hackensack, NJ
5.0x — bills about $4.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#80 in CA
Sacramento, CA
4.3x — bills about $4.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#81 in CA
Santa Clara, CA
2.9x — bills about $2.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
4.6x — bills about $4.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
4.5x — bills about $4.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in SC
Loris, SC
6.0x — bills about $6.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#78 in IL
Carbondale, IL
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in NC
Asheville, NC
5.7x — bills about $5.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in TX
Mansfield, TX
5.7x — bills about $5.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in FL
New Port Richey, FL
5.3x — bills about $5.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in IN
Jeffersonville, IN
5.6x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in CA
Mission Viejo, CA
5.3x — bills about $5.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for