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.
#101 in IL
Rockford, IL
7.3x — bills about $7.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in AL
Selma, AL
7.3x — bills about $7.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#81 in FL
Orlando, FL
7.9x — bills about $7.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#145 in TX
Cedar Park, TX
9.0x — bills about $8.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in KY
Paducah, KY
9.4x — bills about $9.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#146 in TX
Lufkin, TX
7.9x — bills about $7.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#147 in TX
Tyler, TX
9.8x — bills about $9.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#189 in CA
Santa Cruz, CA
8.7x — bills about $8.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in KY
Frankfort, KY
7.9x — bills about $7.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#190 in CA
Glendale, CA
7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#148 in TX
Houston, TX
7.6x — bills about $7.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in OK
Enid, OK
8.6x — bills about $8.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in UT
Draper, UT
9.1x — bills about $9.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#82 in FL
Pembroke Pines, FL
7.8x — bills about $7.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#117 in NY
Oceanside, NY
7.6x — bills about $7.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in AZ
Tucson, AZ
9.2x — bills about $9.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in AR
Springdale, AR
9.3x — bills about $9.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in CO
Denver, CO
7.7x — bills about $7.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#191 in CA
Redwood City, CA
7.8x — bills about $7.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in OK
Enid, OK
8.9x — bills about $8.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#192 in CA
Pleasanton, CA
7.6x — bills about $7.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#54 in TN
Athens, TN
8.7x — bills about $8.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#108 in PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
8.8x — bills about $8.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#83 in FL
Wesley Chapel, FL
8.4x — bills about $8.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in KY
Lexington, KY
9.7x — bills about $9.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MS
Cleveland, MS
7.2x — bills about $7.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in CO
Boulder, CO
9.1x — bills about $9.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#193 in CA
Corona, CA
7.8x — bills about $7.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in ID
Idaho Falls, ID
8.3x — bills about $8.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in AZ
Lake Havasu City, AZ
9.2x — bills about $9.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in NM
Albuquerque, NM
10.2x — bills about $10.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in AK
Palmer, AK
7.4x — bills about $7.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#84 in FL
Rockledge, FL
8.6x — bills about $8.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in AZ
Oro Valley, AZ
9.0x — bills about $8.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NV
Las Vegas, NV
9.1x — bills about $9.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#85 in FL
Punta Gorda, FL
7.8x — bills about $7.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in NJ
Phillipsburg, NJ
7.9x — bills about $7.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in PA
Bethlehem, PA
8.2x — bills about $8.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in AR
Russellville, AR
8.7x — bills about $8.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#149 in TX
Denison, TX
9.4x — bills about $9.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for