Cheapest Hospitals in America

The most affordable hospital averages just $7K per Medicare discharge. These 50 facilities offer the lowest costs in the nation.

Best ValueCheapestMost Expensive

#	Hospital	Location	Avg Payment	Quality	Grade
1	Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo San Pablo Bayamon, PR	Bayamon, PR	$7K	★☆☆☆☆	C
2	Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital Huntington, WV	Huntington, WV	$7K	Not Rated	B
3	University Pediatric Hospital San Juan, PR	San Juan, PR	$8K	Not Rated	B
4	Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	$8K	★★☆☆☆	B
5	Rush Memorial Hospital Rushville, IN	Rushville, IN	$8K	Not Rated	B
6	Highland Community Hospital Picayune, MS	Picayune, MS	$8K	★☆☆☆☆	C
7	Asem San Juan, PR	San Juan, PR	$8K	Not Rated	B
8	Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN	Harriman, TN	$8K	★★★★☆	A
9	Fairbanks Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	$8K	Not Rated	B
10	Bayou Bend Health System Franklin, LA	Franklin, LA	$8K	Not Rated	B
11	Holdenville General Hospital Holdenville, OK	Holdenville, OK	$8K	Not Rated	B
12	Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center Poteau, OK	Poteau, OK	$8K	Not Rated	B
13	Metropolitan Hospital San Juan, PR	San Juan, PR	$8K	Not Rated	B
14	St Michael's Hospital - Cah Tyndall, SD	Tyndall, SD	$8K	Not Rated	B
15	Northern Montana Hospital Havre, MT	Havre, MT	$8K	Not Rated	B
16	Caldwell Regional Medical Center Caldwell, KS	Caldwell, KS	$8K	Not Rated	B
17	Hospital Pavia Yauco Yauco, PR	Yauco, PR	$8K	Not Rated	B
18	Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS	Columbia, MS	$9K	Not Rated	B
19	Dale Medical Center Ozark, AL	Ozark, AL	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
20	Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK	Wagoner, OK	$9K	Not Rated	B
21	Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
22	University Of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO	Aurora, CO	$9K	★★★★★	A
23	St Vincent Medical Center/North Sherwood, AR	Sherwood, AR	$9K	★★★★☆	A
24	Allen County Regional Hospital Iola, KS	Iola, KS	$9K	Not Rated	B
25	Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni Arecibo, PR	Arecibo, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
26	Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
27	Piggott Community Hospital Piggott, AR	Piggott, AR	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
28	First Hospital Panamericano Cidra, PR	Cidra, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
29	Baypointe Behavioral Health Mobile, AL	Mobile, AL	$9K	Not Rated	B
30	Asociacion Hospital Del Maestro, Inc San Juan, PR	San Juan, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
31	Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN	Memphis, TN	$9K	★★☆☆☆	C
32	Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery, AL	Montgomery, AL	$9K	★★★★☆	A
33	Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Cah Prentiss, MS	Prentiss, MS	$9K	Not Rated	B
34	Lbj Tropical Medical Center Pago Pago, AS	Pago Pago, AS	$9K	Not Rated	B
35	San Juan Municipality Hospital Rio Piedras, PR	Rio Piedras, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
36	Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV	New Martinsville, WV	$9K	Not Rated	B
37	Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PR	Mayaguez, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
38	Genoa Community Hospital Genoa, NE	Genoa, NE	$9K	Not Rated	B
39	Summit Surgical, Llc Hutchinson, KS	Hutchinson, KS	$9K	Not Rated	B
40	Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO	Washington, MO	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
41	Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc Princeton, WV	Princeton, WV	$9K	★☆☆☆☆	C
42	Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI	Marlette, MI	$9K	Not Rated	B
43	Hospital Menonita De Aibonito Aibonito, PR	Aibonito, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
44	Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI	Amery, WI	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
45	Davis Medical Center Elkins, WV	Elkins, WV	$9K	★★★☆☆	B
46	Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio Betances Mayaguez, PR	Mayaguez, PR	$9K	Not Rated	B
47	St Louis-John Cochran Va Medical Center St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO	$9K	★★★★★	A
48	Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV	Martinsburg, WV	$9K	★☆☆☆☆	C
49	Central State Hospital Louisville, KY	Louisville, KY	$9K	Not Rated	B
50	Hospital Pavia Santurce San Juan, PR	San Juan, PR	$9K	★☆☆☆☆	C

Frequently Asked Questions

Not necessarily. Many low-cost hospitals maintain excellent quality ratings. Rural and community hospitals often have lower overhead costs without sacrificing care quality. Check the Quality column and Value Grade for each hospital.

Geographic location, labor costs, case mix complexity, teaching status, and payer mix all contribute to cost differences. Hospitals in lower cost-of-living areas tend to charge less.

Average payment is the mean Medicare reimbursement across all DRG (diagnosis-related group) procedures performed at that hospital, based on CMS IPPS data.