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.
#80 in IL
Peoria, IL
5.5x — bills about $5.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in NC
Charlotte, NC
5.0x — bills about $5.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#99 in TX
Lake Jackson, TX
6.1x — bills about $6.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#90 in CA
Fresno, CA
5.1x — bills about $5.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in NJ
Westwood, NJ
5.7x — bills about $5.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in OK
Tulsa, OK
6.3x — bills about $6.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in NJ
Elmer, NJ
5.4x — bills about $5.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in TN
Johnson City, TN
5.6x — bills about $5.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#91 in CA
Oakland, CA
3.8x — bills about $3.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
4.4x — bills about $4.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in CA
Manteca, CA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#100 in OH
Troy, OH
5.8x — bills about $5.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#100 in TX
Katy, TX
5.4x — bills about $5.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in TX
Sugar Land, TX
5.6x — bills about $5.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in CA
Modesto, CA
5.4x — bills about $5.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in TX
Richardson, TX
5.9x — bills about $5.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in WA
Bellevue, WA
5.8x — bills about $5.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in NY
Riverhead, NY
5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in GA
Jasper, GA
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in NY
Staten Island, NY
4.6x — bills about $4.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#81 in IL
Evanston, IL
4.7x — bills about $4.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in CA
San Dimas, CA
5.0x — bills about $4.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in FL
Plant City, FL
5.2x — bills about $5.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in FL
Tampa, FL
5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in WV
Beckley, WV
6.1x — bills about $6.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in IL
Peoria, IL
6.3x — bills about $6.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in CA
Encino, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in WA
Aberdeen, WA
5.1x — bills about $5.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in OK
Claremore, OK
6.3x — bills about $6.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in NJ
Vineland, NJ
5.2x — bills about $5.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in NJ
Neptune, NJ
5.7x — bills about $5.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in OH
Kettering, OH
5.8x — bills about $5.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in VA
Low Moor, VA
5.7x — bills about $5.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in VA
Richmond, VA
4.5x — bills about $4.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in LA
Ville Platte, LA
6.3x — bills about $6.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in UT
Payson, UT
6.3x — bills about $6.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in GA
Winder, GA
7.7x — bills about $7.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in NC
Asheboro, NC
5.8x — bills about $5.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in FL
Jacksonville, FL
4.7x — bills about $4.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in CA
Hollywood, CA
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for