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.
#69 in IN
Fort Wayne, IN
10.1x — bills about $10.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#198 in CA
Mountain View, CA
8.6x — bills about $8.63 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in NJ
Englewood, NJ
8.8x — bills about $8.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in DC
Washington, DC
8.1x — bills about $8.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#157 in TX
Abilene, TX
10.2x — bills about $10.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#199 in CA
Valencia, CA
9.0x — bills about $8.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#158 in TX
San Antonio, TX
10.1x — bills about $10.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#200 in CA
Northridge, CA
9.1x — bills about $9.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#70 in IN
Valparaiso, IN
9.7x — bills about $9.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#159 in TX
Amarillo, TX
9.0x — bills about $8.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in SC
Mount Pleasant, SC
10.4x — bills about $10.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#118 in NY
New York, NY
7.7x — bills about $7.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#95 in FL
Saint Cloud, FL
9.5x — bills about $9.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in KS
Overland Park, KS
9.8x — bills about $9.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#201 in CA
French Camp, CA
7.7x — bills about $7.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in OK
Midwest City, OK
9.7x — bills about $9.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#112 in PA
Quakertown, PA
9.1x — bills about $9.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in UT
Salt Lake City, UT
10.6x — bills about $10.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#160 in TX
Austin, TX
10.3x — bills about $10.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#48 in AZ
Goodyear, AZ
10.0x — bills about $9.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#96 in FL
Tampa, FL
9.3x — bills about $9.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#75 in GA
Rome, GA
9.9x — bills about $9.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#202 in CA
Saint Helena, CA
8.8x — bills about $8.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in TN
Cleveland, TN
10.1x — bills about $10.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#161 in TX
Austin, TX
9.1x — bills about $9.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in LA
Alexandria, LA
12.0x — bills about $11.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#162 in TX
Laredo, TX
9.5x — bills about $9.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#113 in PA
Danville, PA
8.4x — bills about $8.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#114 in PA
Wilkes Barre, PA
9.4x — bills about $9.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#115 in PA
Scranton, PA
9.3x — bills about $9.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#97 in FL
Hialeah, FL
8.4x — bills about $8.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#203 in CA
Concord, CA
8.9x — bills about $8.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in VA
Salem, VA
8.9x — bills about $8.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#98 in FL
Pembroke Pines, FL
9.5x — bills about $9.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in SC
Florence, SC
9.3x — bills about $9.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#99 in FL
Miami, FL
9.1x — bills about $9.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
8.2x — bills about $8.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#100 in FL
Saint Petersburg, FL
9.2x — bills about $9.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in NH
Derry, NH
8.8x — bills about $8.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in SC
Rock Hill, SC
10.9x — bills about $10.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for