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.
#129 in TX
Humble, TX
14.4x — bills about $14.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in TN
Clarksville, TN
8.2x — bills about $8.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in KY
La Grange, KY
8.6x — bills about $8.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#130 in TX
Houston, TX
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in AZ
Chandler, AZ
7.9x — bills about $7.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in LA
Lake Charles, LA
12.8x — bills about $12.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NM
Roswell, NM
7.7x — bills about $7.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in GA
Atlanta, GA
4.6x — bills about $4.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#115 in NY
Kingston, NY
7.8x — bills about $7.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
8.3x — bills about $8.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#164 in CA
Pasadena, CA
7.4x — bills about $7.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#99 in IL
Aurora, IL
7.0x — bills about $6.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#165 in CA
San Diego, CA
6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in PA
Erie, PA
7.3x — bills about $7.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#67 in GA
Douglasville, GA
6.9x — bills about $6.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in GA
Roswell, GA
7.2x — bills about $7.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#69 in GA
Hiram, GA
7.8x — bills about $7.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in GA
Griffin, GA
6.8x — bills about $6.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in GA
Calhoun, GA
7.4x — bills about $7.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#166 in CA
Simi Valley, CA
7.8x — bills about $7.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#131 in TX
Austin, TX
8.7x — bills about $8.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#65 in IN
New Albany, IN
8.1x — bills about $8.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in KY
Louisville, KY
8.3x — bills about $8.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in PA
Upland, PA
7.8x — bills about $7.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in KY
Georgetown, KY
8.9x — bills about $8.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#132 in TX
Brownwood, TX
8.2x — bills about $8.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#133 in TX
Houston, TX
7.8x — bills about $7.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
7.8x — bills about $7.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in KY
Mayfield, KY
7.6x — bills about $7.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in NM
Albuquerque, NM
8.2x — bills about $8.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#167 in CA
Placerville, CA
7.3x — bills about $7.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#168 in CA
Carmichael, CA
6.8x — bills about $6.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in SC
Hilton Head Island, SC
7.4x — bills about $7.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in LA
Slidell, LA
8.6x — bills about $8.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#116 in NY
Sleepy Hollow, NY
6.8x — bills about $6.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in MO
Lees Summit, MO
8.4x — bills about $8.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#169 in CA
La Jolla, CA
6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#103 in PA
Easton, PA
6.6x — bills about $6.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in UT
Orem, UT
10.4x — bills about $10.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#170 in CA
Sacramento, CA
6.0x — bills about $5.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for