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.
#105 in OH
Toledo, OH
6.4x — bills about $6.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in WY
Riverton, WY
5.9x — bills about $5.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in VA
Fredericksburg, VA
6.5x — bills about $6.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#103 in NY
Roslyn, NY
6.2x — bills about $6.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#106 in CA
Oxnard, CA
6.0x — bills about $6.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#105 in TX
Lubbock, TX
5.4x — bills about $5.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in TN
Tullahoma, TN
6.8x — bills about $6.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#107 in CA
Whittier, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in CO
Louisville, CO
6.9x — bills about $6.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in FL
Palm Coast, FL
5.7x — bills about $5.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in AL
Andalusia, AL
6.0x — bills about $6.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in IN
Indianapolis, IN
5.1x — bills about $5.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in NJ
Atlantic City, NJ
5.8x — bills about $5.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#88 in IL
Quincy, IL
6.5x — bills about $6.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in UT
Brigham City, UT
7.4x — bills about $7.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in FL
Cape Coral, FL
6.2x — bills about $6.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#106 in TX
The Woodlands, TX
6.9x — bills about $6.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#107 in TX
Beaumont, TX
5.9x — bills about $5.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#108 in TX
Texarkana, TX
6.9x — bills about $6.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#106 in OH
Hamilton, OH
6.0x — bills about $5.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in PA
Orwigsburg, PA
5.8x — bills about $5.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#86 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
10.1x — bills about $10.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in IN
Carmel, IN
6.5x — bills about $6.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in NJ
Stratford, NJ
6.2x — bills about $6.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in TX
Dallas, TX
5.9x — bills about $5.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in IN
Gary, IN
5.8x — bills about $5.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in MA
Framingham, MA
5.6x — bills about $5.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#108 in CA
Panorama City, CA
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in GA
Duluth, GA
7.1x — bills about $7.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in GA
Lawrenceville, GA
5.7x — bills about $5.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in NJ
Summit, NJ
6.0x — bills about $5.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in FL
Palm Bay, FL
6.3x — bills about $6.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in PA
Pottstown, PA
6.9x — bills about $6.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in CA
Tarzana, CA
6.1x — bills about $6.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in CA
Torrance, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#89 in IL
Joliet, IL
6.6x — bills about $6.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in NJ
Newark, NJ
4.5x — bills about $4.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in MI
Detroit, MI
4.9x — bills about $4.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MS
Pascagoula, MS
6.6x — bills about $6.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
5.5x — bills about $5.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for