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.
#8 in MS
Mccomb, MS
3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in AR
Jonesboro, AR
3.3x — bills about $3.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#24 in MD
Bethesda, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in MD
Salisbury, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in MO
Kansas City, MO
1.8x — bills about $1.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in AZ
Tuba City, AZ
0.6x — bills about $0.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in MD
Bel Air, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in MD
Elkton, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in MD
Glen Burnie, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in MD
La Plata, MD
0.9x — bills about $0.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MD
Towson, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in TN
Paris, TN
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in MD
Cumberland, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in AR
Batesville, AR
3.2x — bills about $3.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in VA
Winchester, VA
2.9x — bills about $2.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NH
Keene, NH
3.0x — bills about $3.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in AZ
Chinle, AZ
1.3x — bills about $1.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in NY
Hudson, NY
2.7x — bills about $2.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in WV
Elkins, WV
2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in MN
Brainerd, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in AZ
Ft. Defiance, AZ
1.3x — bills about $1.33 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in LA
Winnsboro, LA
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in OR
Corvallis, OR
2.9x — bills about $2.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in OK
Chickasha, OK
3.1x — bills about $3.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in NY
Cortland, NY
2.9x — bills about $2.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in UT
Sandy, UT
3.4x — bills about $3.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in WA
Anacortes, WA
2.7x — bills about $2.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in KS
Wichita, KS
2.9x — bills about $2.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in MN
Stillwater, MN
2.9x — bills about $2.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#18 in MN
Mankato, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in WI
La Crosse, WI
3.1x — bills about $3.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in OK
Oklahoma City, OK
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.2x — bills about $1.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in MO
Maryville, MO
2.8x — bills about $2.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in MA
Salem, MA
2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in RI
North Providence, RI
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in UT
Park City, UT
3.4x — bills about $3.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in NY
Rochester, NY
2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in WY
Sheridan, WY
2.8x — bills about $2.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for