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.
#77 in FL
Miami, FL
7.6x — bills about $7.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#140 in TX
San Marcos, TX
8.3x — bills about $8.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#178 in CA
Chico, CA
7.7x — bills about $7.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in OK
Tulsa, OK
8.3x — bills about $8.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
8.4x — bills about $8.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#141 in TX
The Woodlands, TX
8.4x — bills about $8.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in AZ
Kingman, AZ
7.6x — bills about $7.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in AZ
Gilbert, AZ
8.2x — bills about $8.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#179 in CA
Petaluma, CA
7.3x — bills about $7.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#180 in CA
Napa, CA
7.2x — bills about $7.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#181 in CA
Santa Rosa, CA
7.0x — bills about $6.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#182 in CA
Moreno Valley, CA
5.5x — bills about $5.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in AL
Gadsden, AL
7.9x — bills about $7.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#183 in CA
Salinas, CA
7.3x — bills about $7.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#184 in CA
La Jolla, CA
7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#185 in CA
Sonoma, CA
7.8x — bills about $7.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#186 in CA
Stockton, CA
6.8x — bills about $6.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in TN
Nashville, TN
6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#142 in TX
Tyler, TX
8.2x — bills about $8.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#78 in FL
Miami, FL
7.3x — bills about $7.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in NC
Hickory, NC
9.0x — bills about $9.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#79 in FL
Lake City, FL
6.8x — bills about $6.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#80 in FL
Palatka, FL
8.0x — bills about $7.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#143 in TX
Nassau Bay, TX
8.8x — bills about $8.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in OK
Woodward, OK
7.5x — bills about $7.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#67 in IN
Warsaw, IN
8.6x — bills about $8.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in KY
Somerset, KY
8.8x — bills about $8.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in MO
Lees Summit, MO
9.0x — bills about $8.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#68 in IN
Fort Wayne, IN
8.7x — bills about $8.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in NM
Las Cruces, NM
8.8x — bills about $8.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in NM
Las Cruces, NM
7.7x — bills about $7.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in AZ
Sahuarita, AZ
8.0x — bills about $7.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#144 in TX
Palestine, TX
7.9x — bills about $7.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#106 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
7.5x — bills about $7.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#73 in GA
Cartersville, GA
8.0x — bills about $7.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#107 in PA
Scranton, PA
8.3x — bills about $8.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#187 in CA
San Diego, CA
6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in VA
Danville, VA
6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#188 in CA
Torrance, CA
7.9x — bills about $7.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in CO
Aurora, CO
7.3x — bills about $7.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for