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. 101
  2. 102
    C

    Jps Health Network

    Fort Worth, TX

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

    66 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  3. 103
  4. 104
    A

    Northern Regional Hospital

    Mount Airy, NC

    2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    31 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  5. 105
  6. 106
    A

    Parkview Noble Hospital

    Kendallville, IN

    2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    10 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  7. 107
  8. 108
  9. 109
    A

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

    2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    75 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  10. 110
    A

    Mercy Hospital Lebanon

    Lebanon, MO

    2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  11. 111
  12. 112
  13. 113
    A

    Warren General Hospital

    Warren, PA

    2.1x — bills about $2.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  14. 114
    C

    Memorial Hospital Los Banos

    Los Banos, CA

    2.2x — bills about $2.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    12 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  15. 115
  16. 116
  17. 117
  18. 118
    A

    Hutchinson Health

    Hutchinson, MN

    2.2x — bills about $2.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  19. 119
  20. 120
  21. 121
    A

    Unity Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    2.2x — bills about $2.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    82 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  22. 122
  23. 123
  24. 124
    A

    Unc Lenoir Health Care

    Kinston, NC

    2.2x — bills about $2.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    41 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  25. 125
    B

    Boston Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    2.2x — bills about $2.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    123 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  26. 126
  27. 127
    A

    Berkshire Medical Center

    Pittsfield, MA

    2.2x — bills about $2.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    136 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  28. 128
  29. 129
    A

    Unm Hospital

    Albuquerque, NM

    2.2x — bills about $2.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    127 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - State
  30. 130
    A

    Sharon Hospital

    Sharon, CT

    2.2x — bills about $2.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    18 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Proprietary
  31. 131
  32. 132
    A

    Crouse Hospital

    Syracuse, NY

    2.3x — bills about $2.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    133 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  33. 133
    A

    Van Wert County Hospital

    Van Wert, OH

    2.3x — bills about $2.25 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    16 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  34. 134
  35. 135
  36. 136
  37. 137
    A

    Mercy Medical Ctr

    Springfield, MA

    2.3x — bills about $2.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  38. 138
    A

    Roane Medical Center

    Harriman, TN

    2.3x — bills about $2.27 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    16 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  39. 139
  40. 140
    A

    Cape Cod Hospital

    Hyannis, MA

    2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    214 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  41. 141
  42. 142
  43. 143
    A

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    40 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  44. 144
  45. 145
  46. 146
    A

    Kenmore Mercy Hospital

    Kenmore, NY

    2.3x — bills about $2.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    37 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  47. 147
    A

    Vidant Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    2.3x — bills about $2.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    16 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Local
  48. 148
    A

    Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, MA

    2.3x — bills about $2.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    156 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  49. 149
    B

    Harlem Hospital Center

    New York, NY

    2.3x — bills about $2.30 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - State
  50. 150
    A

    Heywood Hospital -

    Gardner, MA

    2.3x — bills about $2.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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