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.
#5 in OK
Shawnee, OK
3.1x — bills about $3.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in NY
Syracuse, NY
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NC
Goldsboro, NC
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in AL
Mobile, AL
2.6x — bills about $2.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in HI
Lihue, HI
2.8x — bills about $2.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in MN
Cambridge, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in MN
Saint Cloud, MN
2.8x — bills about $2.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in OK
Tahlequah, OK
1.6x — bills about $1.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MO
Bolivar, MO
3.4x — bills about $3.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in TN
Cookeville, TN
3.2x — bills about $3.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in GA
Cordele, GA
3.1x — bills about $3.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in IN
Washington, IN
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NC
Roanoke Rapids, NC
2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in PA
Mount Pleasant, PA
2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in PA
Greensburg, PA
3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in OH
Sandusky, OH
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#17 in MI
Pontiac, MI
2.7x — bills about $2.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in KS
Paola, KS
3.7x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in LA
Natchitoches, LA
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in GA
Milledgeville, GA
3.1x — bills about $3.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in OK
Tahlequah, OK
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in OR
Albany, OR
3.1x — bills about $3.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in CO
Alamosa, CO
3.2x — bills about $3.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in VA
Harrisonburg, VA
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in MN
Shakopee, MN
3.1x — bills about $3.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in WY
Jackson, WY
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in RI
Providence, RI
2.8x — bills about $2.81 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in WI
Neenah, WI
3.2x — bills about $3.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in WI
Appleton, WI
3.1x — bills about $3.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#39 in NY
Binghamton, NY
2.8x — bills about $2.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in MD
Upper Marlboro, MD
1.0x — bills about $1.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#36 in MD
Easton, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in PA
New Castle, PA
3.3x — bills about $3.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in OH
Bowling Green, OH
3.4x — bills about $3.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NC
Raeford, NC
3.4x — bills about $3.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in LA
Homer, LA
3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in GA
Moultrie, GA
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in OH
Bryan, OH
2.9x — bills about $2.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in KY
Cynthiana, KY
3.7x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for