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.
#55 in TN
Hermitage, TN
9.4x — bills about $9.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in SC
Hartsville, SC
9.4x — bills about $9.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#150 in TX
Sulphur Springs, TX
8.7x — bills about $8.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in SC
Hardeeville, SC
11.0x — bills about $11.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#151 in TX
San Antonio, TX
8.7x — bills about $8.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in MS
Gulfport, MS
10.2x — bills about $10.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in LA
Hammond, LA
10.1x — bills about $10.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#86 in FL
Hialeah, FL
7.5x — bills about $7.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in NH
Portsmouth, NH
8.4x — bills about $8.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#87 in FL
Milton, FL
8.7x — bills about $8.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in PA
Lehighton, PA
8.9x — bills about $8.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#111 in PA
Stroudsburg, PA
9.4x — bills about $9.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#88 in FL
Tampa, FL
7.8x — bills about $7.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#194 in CA
San Francisco, CA
6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#89 in FL
Tampa, FL
8.8x — bills about $8.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#46 in NJ
Hackettstown, NJ
9.9x — bills about $9.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#55 in MO
Belton, MO
9.9x — bills about $9.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#195 in CA
Monterey Park, CA
8.9x — bills about $8.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#90 in FL
Okeechobee, FL
8.5x — bills about $8.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in NJ
Secaucus, NJ
8.6x — bills about $8.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#152 in TX
Grapevine, TX
10.0x — bills about $9.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#91 in FL
Miramar, FL
8.6x — bills about $8.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#92 in FL
Hollywood, FL
8.2x — bills about $8.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#153 in TX
San Antonio, TX
10.0x — bills about $10.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NV
Sparks, NV
8.9x — bills about $8.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in NV
Reno, NV
9.0x — bills about $9.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#93 in FL
Clermont, FL
9.4x — bills about $9.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#94 in FL
Ocoee, FL
8.7x — bills about $8.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#196 in CA
Poway, CA
9.6x — bills about $9.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#154 in TX
New Braunfels, TX
11.1x — bills about $11.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in TN
Bartlett, TN
10.4x — bills about $10.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NV
Henderson, NV
9.0x — bills about $9.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#197 in CA
Upland, CA
8.3x — bills about $8.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in TN
Hendersonville, TN
9.5x — bills about $9.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in NJ
Camden, NJ
8.9x — bills about $8.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in NJ
Voorhees, NJ
9.8x — bills about $9.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#47 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
9.5x — bills about $9.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#155 in TX
Kyle, TX
9.5x — bills about $9.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#156 in TX
Round Rock, TX
9.8x — bills about $9.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#74 in GA
Waynesboro, GA
11.8x — bills about $11.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for