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.
#32 in KS
Kansas City, KS
6.3x — bills about $6.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
6.4x — bills about $6.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#142 in CA
Arcadia, CA
7.2x — bills about $7.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#143 in CA
Ventura, CA
6.0x — bills about $6.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in FL
Melbourne, FL
7.0x — bills about $6.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in GA
Marietta, GA
6.1x — bills about $6.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in GA
Lagrange, GA
6.2x — bills about $6.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in FL
Tarpon Springs, FL
6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in IN
Carmel, IN
6.9x — bills about $6.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in KY
Elizabethtown, KY
7.3x — bills about $7.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in CO
Lakewood, CO
7.0x — bills about $6.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#116 in TX
Longview, TX
6.8x — bills about $6.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#117 in TX
Corpus Christi, TX
6.5x — bills about $6.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in MI
Detroit, MI
5.6x — bills about $5.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in OK
Edmond, OK
7.9x — bills about $7.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#64 in IN
Avon, IN
6.9x — bills about $6.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in PA
Hazleton, PA
6.6x — bills about $6.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#112 in NY
New Hyde Park, NY
6.2x — bills about $6.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in CO
Longmont, CO
7.8x — bills about $7.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#118 in TX
Mission, TX
5.8x — bills about $5.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#144 in CA
Salinas, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in GA
Monroe, GA
6.4x — bills about $6.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in NJ
Hamilton, NJ
7.9x — bills about $7.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in WA
Lakewood, WA
6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in SC
Greenville, SC
7.7x — bills about $7.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in NJ
Paterson, NJ
6.2x — bills about $6.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in WA
Silverdale, WA
6.7x — bills about $6.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in LA
New Orleans, LA
7.6x — bills about $7.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in TN
Smyrna, TN
7.4x — bills about $7.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in CO
Highlands Ranch, CO
7.6x — bills about $7.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#145 in CA
San Francisco, CA
5.3x — bills about $5.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in PA
Monroeville, PA
7.5x — bills about $7.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
7.6x — bills about $7.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in LA
Eunice, LA
6.6x — bills about $6.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in CO
Parker, CO
7.0x — bills about $7.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#67 in FL
Middleburg, FL
7.1x — bills about $7.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in FL
Boynton Beach, FL
7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#146 in CA
Marina Del Rey, CA
7.0x — bills about $6.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in NJ
Browns Mills, NJ
6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#77 in MI
Detroit, MI
5.1x — bills about $5.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for