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.
#122 in NY
Patchogue, NY
9.7x — bills about $9.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#209 in CA
Greenbrae, CA
9.8x — bills about $9.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#167 in TX
Decatur, TX
12.8x — bills about $12.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in MS
Canton, MS
12.5x — bills about $12.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in MS
Hattiesburg, MS
10.5x — bills about $10.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#110 in FL
Sebastian, FL
11.5x — bills about $11.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#210 in CA
Escondido, CA
10.4x — bills about $10.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#58 in LA
Alexandria, LA
10.6x — bills about $10.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MS
Gulfport, MS
10.4x — bills about $10.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in NV
Las Vegas, NV
9.7x — bills about $9.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#60 in TN
Memphis, TN
10.9x — bills about $10.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in AZ
Tucson, AZ
10.6x — bills about $10.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#111 in FL
Crystal River, FL
10.5x — bills about $10.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#211 in CA
Watsonville, CA
8.3x — bills about $8.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#112 in FL
Wellington, FL
11.9x — bills about $11.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#113 in FL
Boca Raton, FL
11.9x — bills about $11.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#123 in NY
Valhalla, NY
9.6x — bills about $9.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#114 in FL
Port Charlotte, FL
11.0x — bills about $11.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in VA
Petersburg, VA
11.4x — bills about $11.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#115 in FL
Coral Gables, FL
10.6x — bills about $10.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#212 in CA
Stockton, CA
11.5x — bills about $11.51 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
10.8x — bills about $10.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#116 in FL
Panama City, FL
11.7x — bills about $11.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#117 in FL
Davie, FL
12.0x — bills about $12.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#168 in TX
Houston, TX
9.3x — bills about $9.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#118 in FL
Ocala, FL
10.5x — bills about $10.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#169 in TX
North Richland Hills, TX
9.5x — bills about $9.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in SC
Lancaster, SC
10.1x — bills about $10.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#170 in TX
El Paso, TX
11.1x — bills about $11.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#213 in CA
Lakewood, CA
12.1x — bills about $12.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#117 in PA
Pittsburgh, PA
10.0x — bills about $9.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#52 in NJ
Willingboro, NJ
10.1x — bills about $10.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#119 in FL
Lake Wales, FL
9.8x — bills about $9.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in NM
Alamogordo, NM
10.7x — bills about $10.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#171 in TX
Victoria, TX
11.7x — bills about $11.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#120 in FL
Sebring, FL
10.4x — bills about $10.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#121 in FL
Loxahatchee, FL
10.8x — bills about $10.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#122 in FL
Sarasota, FL
12.6x — bills about $12.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#123 in FL
Tampa, FL
11.4x — bills about $11.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#124 in FL
Pensacola, FL
11.0x — bills about $10.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for