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Hospitals With the Smallest Gap Between Charges and Payments

Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 2,617 graded hospitals. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.

This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.

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    Harris Health

    Houston, TX

    0.5x — bills about $0.50 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    23 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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    Meritus Medical Center

    Hagerstown, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    129 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Atlantic General Hospital

    Berlin, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    29 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Frederick Health Hospital

    Frederick, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    126 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    A

    Holy Cross Hospital

    Silver Spring, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
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    Medstar Harbor Hospital

    Baltimore, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    47 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    A

    Calverthealth Medical Center

    Prince Frederick, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.11 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    43 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    Suburban Hospital

    Bethesda, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    138 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Carroll Hospital Center

    Westminster, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    92 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Northwest Hospital Center

    Randallstown, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    61 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Johns Hopkins Hospital, The

    Baltimore, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.13 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    242 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore

    Baltimore, MD

    1.1x — bills about $1.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    133 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Mercy Medical Center Inc

    Baltimore, MD

    1.2x — bills about $1.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    58 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
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    Saint Agnes Hospital

    Baltimore, MD

    1.2x — bills about $1.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    76 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
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    Queens Hospital Center

    Jamaica, NY

    1.3x — bills about $1.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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