Quit-smoking counseling cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes as an inpatient: from $30.00 to $72.00, with a median of $30.00. The lowest listed price is at Carmel AmbSurg and 5 other hospitals. Across Indiana, the median is $30.00 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 99406, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $1.77–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $1.77–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $2.27–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $1.77–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $2.27–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $30.00 | $50.00 | $2.27–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $34.20 | $57.00 | $1.77–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 SMOKING/TOBACCO COUNSL 3-10MIN | $34.20 | $57.00 | $2.27–$16.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 SMOKING CESS > 3MIN UP TO 10 MIN | $61.80 | $103.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Smoking Cessation Counsel 3-10min | $72.00 | $80.00 | $30.00–$80.00 | 10% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.00, median $30.00, highest $72.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $30.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Brief counseling to help quit smoking or vaping.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.