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.
#35 in OK
Lawton, OK
5.8x — bills about $5.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in IN
Carmel, IN
6.1x — bills about $6.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in CT
Waterbury, CT
5.1x — bills about $5.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in AZ
Yuma, AZ
6.0x — bills about $5.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in IN
Kokomo, IN
5.2x — bills about $5.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in NC
Shelby, NC
5.6x — bills about $5.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#67 in NC
Monroe, NC
5.7x — bills about $5.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
5.0x — bills about $5.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in WA
Olympia, WA
5.9x — bills about $5.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in WV
Charleston, WV
5.5x — bills about $5.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in TX
Livingston, TX
6.2x — bills about $6.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in CA
Clovis, CA
5.6x — bills about $5.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in LA
Hammond, LA
6.9x — bills about $6.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
5.0x — bills about $4.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in AZ
Mesa, AZ
5.4x — bills about $5.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in SC
West Columbia, SC
6.1x — bills about $6.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#86 in CA
Murrieta, CA
5.2x — bills about $5.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#98 in OH
Fairfield, OH
5.9x — bills about $5.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in IL
Morris, IL
6.2x — bills about $6.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in NY
New York, NY
5.3x — bills about $5.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in LA
New Orleans, LA
5.4x — bills about $5.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in CA
Santa Ana, CA
4.8x — bills about $4.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#98 in TX
Paris, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in PA
Enola, PA
5.2x — bills about $5.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#77 in PA
Phoenixville, PA
6.0x — bills about $5.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in GA
Columbus, GA
5.9x — bills about $5.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in NC
Rutherfordton, NC
5.4x — bills about $5.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#99 in OH
Beaver Creek, OH
5.7x — bills about $5.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in GA
Riverdale, GA
4.2x — bills about $4.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in LA
Covington, LA
6.4x — bills about $6.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#88 in CA
Roseville, CA
5.2x — bills about $5.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#89 in CA
Tracy, CA
5.1x — bills about $5.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in WA
Seattle, WA
5.2x — bills about $5.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in CO
Colorado Springs, CO
6.8x — bills about $6.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in AL
Birmingham, AL
5.0x — bills about $4.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in IN
Anderson, IN
6.0x — bills about $5.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in WI
Milwaukee, WI
5.5x — bills about $5.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in VA
Richmond, VA
6.1x — bills about $6.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in NY
Brooklyn, NY
4.9x — bills about $4.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in NJ
Cape May Court House, NJ
6.1x — bills about $6.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for