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. 2001
    D

    Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital

    Glendale, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  2. 2002
  3. 2003
  4. 2004
  5. 2005
    D

    Memorial Satilla Health

    Waycross, GA

    6.6x — bills about $6.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    38 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  6. 2006
  7. 2007
  8. 2008
  9. 2009
    D

    Adventhealth North Pinellas

    Tarpon Springs, FL

    6.6x — bills about $6.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    49 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  10. 2010
    D

    Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    174 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  11. 2011
    F

    Scripps Mercy Hospital

    San Diego, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    136 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  12. 2012
    D

    St Clare Hospital

    Lakewood, WA

    6.6x — bills about $6.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    46 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  13. 2013
  14. 2014
  15. 2015
    D

    Northside Hospital

    Atlanta, GA

    6.6x — bills about $6.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    135 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  16. 2016
  17. 2017
  18. 2018
  19. 2019
  20. 2020
    D

    Mercy Medical Center

    Merced, CA

    6.6x — bills about $6.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    71 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  21. 2021
  22. 2022
    D

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    6.7x — bills about $6.66 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  23. 2023
  24. 2024
  25. 2025
    F

    Scripps Green Hospital

    La Jolla, CA

    6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    116 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  26. 2026
    D

    Adventhealth Porter

    Denver, CO

    6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  27. 2027
    D

    St Joseph Medical Center

    Tacoma, WA

    6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    139 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  28. 2028
  29. 2029
    D

    Baptist Beaumont Hospital

    Beaumont, TX

    6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    93 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  30. 2030
    D

    Grossmont Hospital

    La Mesa, CA

    6.7x — bills about $6.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    165 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  31. 2031
  32. 2032
  33. 2033
    F

    Sovah Health Danville

    Danville, VA

    6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    77 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  34. 2034
  35. 2035
  36. 2036
  37. 2037
    D

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    6.7x — bills about $6.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    154 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  38. 2038
  39. 2039
    D

    St Michael Medical Center

    Silverdale, WA

    6.7x — bills about $6.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    150 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  40. 2040
  41. 2041
  42. 2042
  43. 2043
  44. 2044
  45. 2045
  46. 2046
  47. 2047
    D

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    6.8x — bills about $6.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    115 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  48. 2048
  49. 2049
    D

    Adventhealth Sebring

    Sebring, FL

    6.8x — bills about $6.77 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    96 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  50. 2050