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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    F

    Research Medical Center

    Kansas City, MO

    12.0x — bills about $12.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    91 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  7. 2507
  8. 2508
    F

    Uci Health-Lakewood

    Lakewood, CA

    12.1x — bills about $12.08 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    59 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
  9. 2509
  10. 2510
    F

    St Mary's Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, FL

    12.1x — bills about $12.12 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    41 procedures priced CMS quality 1/5 Proprietary
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  13. 2513
    F

    Hca Florida Citrus Hospital

    Inverness, FL

    12.2x — bills about $12.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    95 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Government - Hospital District or Authority
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    F

    Wesley Medical Center

    Wichita, KS

    12.5x — bills about $12.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    211 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
  26. 2526
    F

    Merit Health Madison

    Canton, MS

    12.5x — bills about $12.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    15 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
  27. 2527
    F

    Baptist Medical Center

    San Antonio, TX

    12.5x — bills about $12.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    228 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Proprietary
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  29. 2529
    F

    Hca Florida Mercy Hospital

    Plantation, FL

    12.6x — bills about $12.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

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

    Baldwin Health

    Foley, AL

    12.7x — bills about $12.71 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    69 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Proprietary
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    F

    Nacogdoches Medical Center

    Nacogdoches, TX

    13.0x — bills about $13.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    40 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    F

    Flowers Hospital

    Dothan, AL

    13.1x — bills about $13.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    97 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Proprietary
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