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.
#44 in GA
Rome, GA
5.7x — bills about $5.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in NJ
Holmdel, NJ
6.5x — bills about $6.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in CO
Westminster, CO
6.1x — bills about $6.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in LA
Alexandria, LA
6.0x — bills about $6.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#100 in NY
West Islip, NY
5.9x — bills about $5.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in IN
Muncie, IN
5.9x — bills about $5.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in NY
Port Jefferson, NY
5.4x — bills about $5.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#103 in OH
Dayton, OH
6.0x — bills about $6.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in PA
Dickson City, PA
6.8x — bills about $6.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in NC
Henderson, NC
5.9x — bills about $5.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in CA
Santa Maria, CA
5.7x — bills about $5.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in WV
Morgantown, WV
6.6x — bills about $6.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in AL
Anniston, AL
6.1x — bills about $6.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in KY
Louisville, KY
6.3x — bills about $6.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in GA
Fayetteville, GA
6.1x — bills about $6.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in GA
Stockbridge, GA
5.6x — bills about $5.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in CA
San Gabriel, CA
5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in PA
Pottsville, PA
5.8x — bills about $5.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in FL
Tallahassee, FL
6.2x — bills about $6.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in PA
Lewisburg, PA
6.7x — bills about $6.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in NC
Charlotte, NC
6.4x — bills about $6.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#103 in CA
Bakersfield, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in FL
Jacksonville, FL
6.4x — bills about $6.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in AZ
Sierra Vista, AZ
5.8x — bills about $5.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in CO
Colorado Springs, CO
6.4x — bills about $6.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in AZ
Goodyear, AZ
7.5x — bills about $7.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in SC
Walterboro, SC
5.4x — bills about $5.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#104 in CA
Tustin, CA
5.7x — bills about $5.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#105 in CA
San Luis Obispo, CA
6.2x — bills about $6.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in FL
Gulf Breeze, FL
7.3x — bills about $7.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#104 in TX
Fredericksburg, TX
7.1x — bills about $7.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in FL
Melbourne, FL
6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#104 in OH
Warren, OH
6.2x — bills about $6.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in NJ
Jersey City, NJ
5.4x — bills about $5.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in NJ
Edison, NJ
6.3x — bills about $6.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in NY
New York, NY
5.2x — bills about $5.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in NJ
Lakewood, NJ
6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in NJ
Brick, NJ
6.1x — bills about $6.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in GA
Macon, GA
6.9x — bills about $6.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in GA
Covington, GA
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for