Thyroid lobectomy cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $718.83 to $24,314.52, with a median of $9,904.45. The lowest price is at Witham Memorial Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 33.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,904.45, is 31% above the US median of $7,558.73.
- Indiana ranks 18th of 30 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$718.83Witham Memorial Hospital
Median$9,904.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,314.52in Indiana
Lowest saves$9,185.62vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of thyroid lobe on side of neck | $718.83 | $1,026.90 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital one side Linton · Linton, IN TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNILATERAL | $2,686.65 | $4,477.75 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital one side Bloomington · Bloomington, IN TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILATERAL | $6,364.00 | $19,884.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,881.40 | $32,307.02 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $8,084.35 | $31,334.68 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Partial removal of thyroid | $8,286.60 | $11,838.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $9,191.41 | $44,189.46 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $9,904.45 | $42,876.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $12,454.18 | $46,126.59 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $14,701.14 | $54,448.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital one side Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Partial removal of thyroid | $15,542.79 | $22,203.98 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $18,619.19 | $62,063.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $20,603.56 | $93,228.78 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $21,278.75 | $78,810.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $24,314.52 | $73,680.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 4 | $6,881.40 | $10,269.26 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $8,286.60 | $11,914.70 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $18,619.19 | $19,948.97 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $718.83 | $5,311.64 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $9,191.41 | $16,752.96 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $2,686.65 | $2,686.65 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $20,603.56 | $20,603.56 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thyroid lobectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid lobectomy explained.
Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Louisiana$5,574.55
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,875.22
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
- Wisconsin$2,634.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.