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.
#137 in FL
West Palm Beach, FL
12.1x — bills about $12.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#185 in TX
Houston, TX
13.3x — bills about $13.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#45 in SC
Charleston, SC
13.3x — bills about $13.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#61 in TN
Nashville, TN
11.2x — bills about $11.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#138 in FL
Tamarac, FL
12.7x — bills about $12.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in KS
Wichita, KS
12.5x — bills about $12.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#186 in TX
Lufkin, TX
12.3x — bills about $12.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#139 in FL
Davenport, FL
12.1x — bills about $12.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in AL
Huntsville, AL
16.1x — bills about $16.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#140 in FL
Delray Beach, FL
15.7x — bills about $15.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#141 in FL
West Palm Beach, FL
15.4x — bills about $15.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#142 in FL
Inverness, FL
12.2x — bills about $12.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#143 in FL
Jacksonville, FL
12.4x — bills about $12.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#144 in FL
Gainesville, FL
12.0x — bills about $11.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#145 in FL
Saint Petersburg, FL
12.7x — bills about $12.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#146 in FL
Kissimmee, FL
11.2x — bills about $11.24 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#147 in FL
Kissimmee, FL
11.9x — bills about $11.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#148 in FL
Sun City Center, FL
15.4x — bills about $15.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in CO
Denver, CO
15.3x — bills about $15.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#187 in TX
Tomball, TX
13.7x — bills about $13.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#188 in TX
El Paso, TX
12.8x — bills about $12.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in AL
Enterprise, AL
12.2x — bills about $12.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#189 in TX
Mckinney, TX
12.3x — bills about $12.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#190 in TX
Lewisville, TX
11.5x — bills about $11.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in MS
Biloxi, MS
13.8x — bills about $13.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#149 in FL
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
14.1x — bills about $14.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#191 in TX
Mcallen, TX
10.9x — bills about $10.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#217 in CA
Riverside, CA
10.9x — bills about $10.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#218 in CA
San Ramon, CA
13.0x — bills about $12.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#53 in AZ
Tucson, AZ
13.9x — bills about $13.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in NV
Las Vegas, NV
13.6x — bills about $13.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#192 in TX
El Paso, TX
12.8x — bills about $12.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in CO
Aurora, CO
12.9x — bills about $12.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#219 in CA
Fountain Valley, CA
12.3x — bills about $12.32 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#220 in CA
Los Alamitos, CA
13.4x — bills about $13.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#193 in TX
Brownsville, TX
13.7x — bills about $13.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#194 in TX
Harlingen, TX
13.5x — bills about $13.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#44 in AL
Birmingham, AL
15.8x — bills about $15.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#221 in CA
Los Angeles, CA
11.6x — bills about $11.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#222 in CA
Palm Springs, CA
12.6x — bills about $12.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for