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.
#3 in MT
Helena, MT
2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in KY
Campbellsville, KY
3.3x — bills about $3.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NC
Kinston, NC
2.2x — bills about $2.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in PA
Somerset, PA
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in NY
Saranac Lake, NY
2.9x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in MD
Fort Washington, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MD
Rockville, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in MD
Silver Spring, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in MN
Faribault, MN
2.6x — bills about $2.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in MD
Berlin, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in NY
Bronx, NY
1.5x — bills about $1.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MD
Prince Frederick, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MD
Westminster, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in PA
Latrobe, PA
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MD
Frederick, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in MD
Oakland, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in NY
Glens Falls, NY
2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MD
Germantown, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MD
Silver Spring, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in UT
Layton, UT
3.1x — bills about $3.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MD
Columbia, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in RI
Warwick, RI
2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in FL
Miami, FL
2.4x — bills about $2.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in MD
Annapolis, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in MD
Lanham, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in MD
Rosedale, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in MD
Olney, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in MD
Leonardtown, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in MD
Clinton, MD
1.0x — bills about $1.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in MD
Hagerstown, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in RI
Newport, RI
2.8x — bills about $2.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in KS
Newton, KS
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in NY
Rhinebeck, NY
2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in MD
Randallstown, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in AR
Camden, AR
2.9x — bills about $2.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in PA
Dubois, PA
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#23 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.2x — bills about $1.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for