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.
#204 in CA
Pomona, CA
9.0x — bills about $9.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in AL
Birmingham, AL
9.3x — bills about $9.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#119 in NY
Warwick, NY
9.1x — bills about $9.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in NJ
Mount Holly, NJ
10.0x — bills about $10.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#49 in AZ
Glendale, AZ
10.7x — bills about $10.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#50 in AZ
Phoenix, AZ
10.0x — bills about $10.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#101 in FL
Ocala, FL
9.8x — bills about $9.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#205 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
8.7x — bills about $8.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#120 in NY
Port Jervis, NY
8.3x — bills about $8.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#57 in LA
Metairie, LA
10.2x — bills about $10.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#76 in GA
Dublin, GA
9.8x — bills about $9.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in FL
Bradenton, FL
9.9x — bills about $9.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#103 in FL
Tallahassee, FL
9.4x — bills about $9.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#116 in PA
Philadelphia, PA
7.8x — bills about $7.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#163 in TX
Weatherford, TX
9.2x — bills about $9.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MS
Natchez, MS
9.1x — bills about $9.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in AR
Hot Springs, AR
11.6x — bills about $11.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#164 in TX
Austin, TX
10.5x — bills about $10.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#104 in FL
Crestview, FL
9.9x — bills about $9.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#105 in FL
Orlando, FL
9.2x — bills about $9.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#106 in FL
Melbourne, FL
11.3x — bills about $11.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in AL
Alabaster, AL
11.3x — bills about $11.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#107 in FL
Brooksville, FL
9.5x — bills about $9.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#71 in IN
Terre Haute, IN
8.8x — bills about $8.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#72 in IN
Ft Wayne, IN
12.2x — bills about $12.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#59 in TN
Nashville, TN
10.3x — bills about $10.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#51 in AZ
Fort Mohave, AZ
11.3x — bills about $11.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in AL
Jasper, AL
10.8x — bills about $10.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#206 in CA
Lodi, CA
10.2x — bills about $10.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#207 in CA
San Luis Obispo, CA
10.5x — bills about $10.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in AK
Anchorage, AK
9.9x — bills about $9.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#56 in MO
Independence, MO
11.1x — bills about $11.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#108 in FL
Sanford, FL
9.4x — bills about $9.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#165 in TX
Lubbock, TX
11.4x — bills about $11.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in MS
Brandon, MS
8.3x — bills about $8.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#121 in NY
Suffern, NY
9.2x — bills about $9.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#109 in FL
Aventura, FL
9.8x — bills about $9.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#102 in IL
Marion, IL
10.4x — bills about $10.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#208 in CA
Walnut Creek, CA
8.9x — bills about $8.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#166 in TX
Laredo, TX
8.8x — bills about $8.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for