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.
#61 in GA
Statesboro, GA
6.9x — bills about $6.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#147 in CA
La Mesa, CA
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#119 in TX
Harlingen, TX
7.0x — bills about $6.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in TN
Gallatin, TN
7.3x — bills about $7.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in OK
Yukon, OK
7.1x — bills about $7.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in UT
Bountiful, UT
7.6x — bills about $7.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in VA
Blacksburg, VA
6.9x — bills about $6.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in VA
Pulaski, VA
6.2x — bills about $6.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#120 in TX
Houston, TX
5.4x — bills about $5.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#148 in CA
Laguna Hills, CA
6.9x — bills about $6.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in IL
Zion, IL
7.8x — bills about $7.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#113 in NY
Nyack, NY
6.9x — bills about $6.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#149 in CA
Whittier, CA
6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in IL
Kankakee, IL
7.1x — bills about $7.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in VA
Reston, VA
7.5x — bills about $7.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in NJ
Rahway, NJ
7.1x — bills about $7.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in KS
Overland Park, KS
7.8x — bills about $7.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in MO
Kansas City, MO
7.7x — bills about $7.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#150 in CA
Temecula, CA
6.0x — bills about $5.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#121 in TX
Port Arthur, TX
7.5x — bills about $7.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in KY
Bowling Green, KY
7.9x — bills about $7.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#151 in CA
Sonora, CA
6.5x — bills about $6.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in LA
Leesville, LA
8.4x — bills about $8.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#122 in TX
Bryan, TX
6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in KY
Winchester, KY
8.4x — bills about $8.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in IL
Mount Vernon, IL
8.0x — bills about $8.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in KY
Hazard, KY
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in WA
Burien, WA
6.1x — bills about $6.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in FL
Homestead, FL
6.1x — bills about $6.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#123 in TX
Weslaco, TX
5.5x — bills about $5.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#98 in PA
East Stroudsburg, PA
7.2x — bills about $7.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#152 in CA
Loma Linda, CA
5.6x — bills about $5.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in FL
Key West, FL
6.5x — bills about $6.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#62 in GA
Waycross, GA
6.6x — bills about $6.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#153 in CA
Sacramento, CA
6.9x — bills about $6.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#154 in CA
Merced, CA
6.6x — bills about $6.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#155 in CA
Sacramento, CA
6.2x — bills about $6.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#63 in GA
Atlanta, GA
6.6x — bills about $6.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in IL
Winfield, IL
6.8x — bills about $6.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#124 in TX
Odessa, TX
7.4x — bills about $7.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for