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.
#47 in MO
Kirksville, MO
5.6x — bills about $5.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in NJ
North Bergen, NJ
5.0x — bills about $5.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in GA
Conyers, GA
5.7x — bills about $5.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#122 in CA
San Pedro, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#123 in CA
Eureka, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#124 in CA
Lynwood, CA
4.7x — bills about $4.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#91 in PA
Erie, PA
6.5x — bills about $6.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in FL
North Venice, FL
7.0x — bills about $6.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in IA
Cedar Falls, IA
7.4x — bills about $7.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#125 in CA
Redding, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in MA
Worcester, MA
6.1x — bills about $6.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in VA
Dulles, VA
7.4x — bills about $7.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in OK
Edmond, OK
7.9x — bills about $7.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#126 in CA
Antioch, CA
5.3x — bills about $5.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#127 in CA
Alhambra, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
7.2x — bills about $7.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in OK
Owasso, OK
8.1x — bills about $8.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in KY
Corbin, KY
6.4x — bills about $6.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in FL
Pensacola, FL
6.4x — bills about $6.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in FL
Jacksonville Beach, FL
7.4x — bills about $7.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in FL
Fernandina Beach, FL
6.0x — bills about $6.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in TX
Sunnyvale, TX
6.3x — bills about $6.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in LA
Shreveport, LA
7.3x — bills about $7.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in GA
Macon, GA
6.6x — bills about $6.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
8.0x — bills about $7.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#111 in TX
Mesquite, TX
5.3x — bills about $5.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in IN
Lafayette, IN
6.9x — bills about $6.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in LA
West Monroe, LA
7.0x — bills about $7.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in FL
Fort Myers, FL
6.7x — bills about $6.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in TN
Livingston, TN
6.1x — bills about $6.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#128 in CA
Gardena, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#107 in OH
Lima, OH
6.3x — bills about $6.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#129 in CA
Redding, CA
6.1x — bills about $6.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in NJ
Newark, NJ
5.9x — bills about $5.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in GA
Canton, GA
6.8x — bills about $6.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in GA
Cumming, GA
7.1x — bills about $7.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#91 in IL
Lake Forest, IL
6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in IL
Chicago, IL
5.5x — bills about $5.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in PA
Reading, PA
6.5x — bills about $6.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in GA
Newnan, GA
6.2x — bills about $6.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for