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.

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  4. 204
    A

    Northern Dutchess Hospital

    Rhinebeck, NY

    2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    56 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  5. 205
    A

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    52 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  6. 206
  7. 207
    A

    Canton-Potsdam Hospital

    Potsdam, NY

    2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    44 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  8. 208
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  14. 214
    B

    Erie County Medical Center

    Buffalo, NY

    2.6x — bills about $2.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    78 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  15. 215
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  17. 217
    A

    Ivinson Memorial Hospital

    Laramie, WY

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
  18. 218
  19. 219
    A

    Maple Grove Hospital

    Maple Grove, MN

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    32 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  20. 220
    A

    Labette Health

    Parsons, KS

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    25 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Local
  21. 221
    B

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    186 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  22. 222
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    B

    College Medical Center

    Long Beach, CA

    2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    14 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
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  27. 227
    A

    Day Kimball Hospital

    Putnam, CT

    2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  28. 228
    A

    Uniontown Hospital

    Uniontown, PA

    2.6x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    64 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  29. 229
    B

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

    2.7x — bills about $2.65 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    Highlands Medical Center

    Scottsboro, AL

    2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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  34. 234
    A

    Davis Medical Center

    Elkins, WV

    2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    26 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  35. 235
  36. 236
    A

    St. Patrick Hospital

    Missoula, MT

    2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    143 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Church
  37. 237
  38. 238
    A

    Rochester General Hospital

    Rochester, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.68 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    125 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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  44. 244
    A

    Franklin Medical Center

    Winnsboro, LA

    2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    13 procedures priced Government - Hospital District or Authority
  45. 245
    B

    Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, RI

    2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    197 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  46. 246
    B

    Samaritan Medical Center

    Watertown, NY

    2.7x — bills about $2.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    56 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  47. 247
    A

    Mclaren Northern Michigan

    Petoskey, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    74 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
  48. 248
    A

    Mclaren Oakland

    Pontiac, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    27 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
  49. 249
    A

    Hillsdale Hospital

    Hillsdale, MI

    2.7x — bills about $2.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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