Cheapest hospitals in Indianapolis, IN without insurance
Of 15 hospitals in the Indianapolis, IN area we can compare, Major Hospital (Shelbyville) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 31% below the Indiana median across 232 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price vs state | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Major Hospital Shelbyville | 31% below | 207 of 232 | 24 of 232 |
| 2. Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis | 16% below | 48 of 83 | 33 of 83 |
| 3. Carmel AmbSurg Carmel | at median | 111 of 291 | 135 of 291 |
| 4. Endo Surgery Center Carmel | at median | 111 of 291 | 135 of 291 |
| 5. Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis | at median | 111 of 291 | 135 of 291 |
| 6. St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson | at median | 121 of 271 | 121 of 271 |
| 7. St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel | at median | 107 of 269 | 121 of 269 |
| 8. St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers | at median | 101 of 257 | 117 of 257 |
| 9. St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis | at median | 73 of 186 | 85 of 186 |
| 10. St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel | 6% above | 73 of 213 | 114 of 213 |
| 11. Riverview Health Noblesville | 21% above | 87 of 257 | 167 of 257 |
| 12. Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood | 33% above | 52 of 258 | 196 of 258 |
| 13. Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon | 44% above | 106 of 380 | 268 of 380 |
| 14. Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin | 44% above | 105 of 385 | 274 of 385 |
| 15. Eskenazi Health Indianapolis | 88% above | 21 of 308 | 286 of 308 |
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.