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.
#130 in CA
Mission Hills, CA
6.3x — bills about $6.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in NJ
Perth Amboy, NJ
6.3x — bills about $6.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in FL
Sarasota, FL
7.0x — bills about $7.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#131 in CA
Grass Valley, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in TN
Winchester, TN
6.9x — bills about $6.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#112 in TX
Sugar Land, TX
6.8x — bills about $6.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in MO
Kansas City, MO
6.0x — bills about $5.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in IL
Chicago, IL
5.1x — bills about $5.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in FL
Miami, FL
11.4x — bills about $11.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
6.9x — bills about $6.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#132 in CA
Glendale, CA
6.6x — bills about $6.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in CO
Castle Rock, CO
7.0x — bills about $7.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in FL
Sebring, FL
6.8x — bills about $6.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#133 in CA
Bakersfield, CA
6.7x — bills about $6.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#134 in CA
Colton, CA
4.9x — bills about $4.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in FL
Jacksonville, FL
6.9x — bills about $6.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#113 in TX
Beaumont, TX
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in LA
Lake Charles, LA
6.3x — bills about $6.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#114 in TX
San Antonio, TX
6.5x — bills about $6.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in NC
Mooresville, NC
7.7x — bills about $7.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#135 in CA
Sacramento, CA
4.8x — bills about $4.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#136 in CA
Roseville, CA
4.5x — bills about $4.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#137 in CA
Bakersfield, CA
6.2x — bills about $6.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in NY
Newburgh, NY
6.7x — bills about $6.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in NY
Manhasset, NY
6.5x — bills about $6.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in GA
Gainesville, GA
6.3x — bills about $6.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
10.2x — bills about $10.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#138 in CA
Riverside, CA
6.1x — bills about $6.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in GA
Snellville, GA
6.6x — bills about $6.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in ID
Pocatello, ID
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in AK
Anchorage, AK
6.0x — bills about $5.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#139 in CA
Burbank, CA
6.4x — bills about $6.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in NJ
New Brunswick, NJ
6.2x — bills about $6.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in MO
Cape Girardeau, MO
7.1x — bills about $7.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in MO
Kansas City, MO
7.0x — bills about $7.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#140 in CA
Long Beach, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#108 in OH
Akron, OH
6.5x — bills about $6.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#111 in NY
Stony Brook, NY
5.5x — bills about $5.46 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#115 in TX
Fort Worth, TX
6.3x — bills about $6.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#141 in CA
San Francisco, CA
5.9x — bills about $5.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for