CostGrade

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.

  1. 51
    A

    Jones Memorial Hospital

    Wellsville, NY

    1.4x — bills about $1.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  2. 52
    A

    Bronxcare Hospital Center

    Bronx, NY

    1.5x — bills about $1.45 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    41 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  3. 53
    A

    Tawas St Joseph Hospital

    Tawas City, MI

    1.5x — bills about $1.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    11 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  4. 54
  5. 55
    A

    Chambers Memorial Hospital

    Danville, AR

    1.5x — bills about $1.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    11 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  6. 56
    A

    St James Hospital

    Hornell, NY

    1.5x — bills about $1.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    13 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  7. 57
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  12. 62
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  14. 64
  15. 65
    A

    Baystate Wing Hospital

    Palmer, MA

    1.8x — bills about $1.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  16. 66
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  20. 70
    A

    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

    1.8x — bills about $1.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    95 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  21. 71
  22. 72
    A

    Oswego Hospital

    Oswego, NY

    1.8x — bills about $1.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    23 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  23. 73
  24. 74
    B

    St Barnabas Hospital

    Bronx, NY

    1.9x — bills about $1.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    22 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  25. 75
  26. 76
    A

    Holy Family Hospital

    Methuen, MA

    1.9x — bills about $1.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    73 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  27. 77
  28. 78
    A

    Jackson Hospital

    Marianna, FL

    1.9x — bills about $1.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    30 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  29. 79
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  33. 83
    A

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    2.0x — bills about $1.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    52 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  34. 84
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  37. 87
    B

    Jacobi Medical Center

    Bronx, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Local
  38. 88
    A

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    114 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  39. 89
    A

    Auburn Community Hospital

    Auburn, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    49 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 90
  41. 91
    A

    Baystate Noble Hospital

    Westfield, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  42. 92
    A

    Upmc Chautauqua At Wca

    Jamestown, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    37 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  43. 93
    A

    Winona Health Services

    Winona, MN

    2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  44. 94
    A

    South Shore Hospital

    South Weymouth, MA

    2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    242 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  45. 95
  46. 96
    A

    Geneva General Hospital

    Geneva, NY

    2.0x — bills about $2.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    29 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  47. 97
    A

    Sturdy Memorial Hospital

    Attleboro, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    93 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  48. 98
  49. 99
    A

    Baystate Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    273 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  50. 100
    A

    Bassett Healthcare

    Cooperstown, NY

    2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    97 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private