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.
#171 in CA
Fremont, CA
7.1x — bills about $7.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in GA
Austell, GA
6.8x — bills about $6.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in FL
Dade City, FL
7.1x — bills about $7.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in FL
Zephyrhills, FL
7.6x — bills about $7.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in FL
Jacksonville, FL
8.9x — bills about $8.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in NJ
Pompton Plains, NJ
8.4x — bills about $8.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in VA
Richlands, VA
8.0x — bills about $7.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#134 in TX
Austin, TX
6.5x — bills about $6.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
8.0x — bills about $7.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
8.1x — bills about $8.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
8.4x — bills about $8.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#135 in TX
Baytown, TX
7.4x — bills about $7.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#136 in TX
Sugar Land, TX
8.1x — bills about $8.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#137 in TX
Houston, TX
7.6x — bills about $7.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#78 in MI
Commerce Township, MI
7.8x — bills about $7.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in OK
Ponca City, OK
8.0x — bills about $7.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#104 in PA
Allentown, PA
7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in NM
Albuquerque, NM
8.4x — bills about $8.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in NM
Roswell, NM
9.4x — bills about $9.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#138 in TX
Webster, TX
8.1x — bills about $8.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#172 in CA
Long Beach, CA
7.2x — bills about $7.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#173 in CA
Fountain Valley, CA
7.6x — bills about $7.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#174 in CA
Folsom, CA
6.9x — bills about $6.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in OH
Toledo, OH
7.4x — bills about $7.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#139 in TX
Corsicana, TX
7.0x — bills about $7.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#66 in IN
La Porte, IN
7.8x — bills about $7.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in UT
Ogden, UT
9.2x — bills about $9.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in TN
Chattanooga, TN
7.8x — bills about $7.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in CO
Pueblo, CO
8.2x — bills about $8.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#175 in CA
Redlands, CA
7.3x — bills about $7.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#176 in CA
Encinitas, CA
6.7x — bills about $6.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#177 in CA
Chula Vista, CA
7.4x — bills about $7.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in TN
Lawrenceburg, TN
8.4x — bills about $8.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#105 in PA
Easton, PA
8.0x — bills about $8.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in OH
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
8.8x — bills about $8.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in TN
Dickson, TN
7.2x — bills about $7.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NV
Las Vegas, NV
6.2x — bills about $6.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#100 in IL
Waukegan, IL
7.8x — bills about $7.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in SC
Aiken, SC
8.3x — bills about $8.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in KY
Madisonville, KY
8.4x — bills about $8.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for