Back Problems Cost in Indiana — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$28,497
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
25
with published pricing
Price range
$3,281 – $59,877
low to high
Data notes for Indiana
- The lowest published charge ($3,281 at Johnson Memorial Health) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Johnson Memorial Health
Franklin, IN
Gross charge $3,281Cash pay $2,625 - 2
Adams Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IN
Gross charge $5,688 - 3
Riverview Health
Noblesville, IN
Gross charge $9,437 - 4
Hendricks Regional Health
Danville, IN
Gross charge $10,482Cash pay $4,193 - 5
Community Howard Regional Health
Kokomo, IN
Gross charge $16,742Cash pay $10,045 - 6
Community Hospital East
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge $16,742Cash pay $10,045 - 7
Community Hospital Anderson
Anderson, IN
Gross charge $16,742Cash pay $10,045 - 8
Community Hospital South
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge $16,742Cash pay $10,045 - 9
Community Hospital North
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge $16,742Cash pay $10,045 - 10
Union Hospital Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Gross charge $17,266Cash pay $10,360 - 11
Union Hospital Regional
Terre Haute, IN
Gross charge $17,266Cash pay $10,360 - 12
Union Hospital Clinton
Clinton, IN
Gross charge $17,266Cash pay $10,360 - 13
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg, IN
Gross charge $19,868Cash pay $14,901 - 14
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, IN
Gross charge $29,503Cash pay $23,602Medicare pays (avg) $11,288 - 15
Witham Health Services
Lebanon, IN
Gross charge $31,229Cash pay $21,860 - 16
MHP Major Hospital
Shelbyville, IN
Gross charge $32,873Cash pay $10,519 - 17
Hancock Regional Hospital
Greenfield, IN
Gross charge $33,488Cash pay $26,791 - 18
Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care)
Washington, IN
Gross charge $38,694Cash pay $27,086 - 19
Franciscan Health Mooresville
Mooresville, IN
Gross charge $39,686Cash pay $10,080 - 20
Community Hospital
Munster, IN
Gross charge $48,846Cash pay $29,308Medicare pays (avg) $8,632 - 21
St Mary Medical Center Inc (Acute Care)
Hobart, IN
Gross charge $48,846Cash pay $29,308 - 22
Baptist Health Floyd
New Albany, IN
Gross charge $53,202Cash pay $39,901 - 23
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
Mishawaka, IN
Gross charge $55,960Cash pay $36,374 - 24
Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center
Plymouth, IN
Gross charge $55,960Cash pay $36,374 - 25
St. Catherine Hospital
East Chicago, IN
Gross charge $59,877Cash pay $35,926 - 26
Northwest Health - La Porte
La Porte, IN
Gross charge — - 27
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo
Kokomo, IN
Gross charge — - 28
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,226 - 29
Eskenazi Health
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge — - 30
Northwest Health - Porter
Valparaiso, IN
Gross charge — - 31
St Joseph Health System, Llc
Fort Wayne, IN
Gross charge — - 32
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,585 - 33
IU Health University Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,172 - 34
Memorial Hospital (South Bend)
South Bend, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,931 - 35
Schneck Medical Center
Seymour, IN
Gross charge — - 36
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Bluffton, IN
Gross charge — - 37
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,868 - 38
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,353 - 39
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson
Anderson, IN
Gross charge — - 40
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie, IN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,858 - 41
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Evansville, IN
Gross charge — - 42
Northwest Health - Starke
Knox, IN
Gross charge — - 43
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Jasper, IN
Gross charge — - 44
Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital
Warsaw, IN
Gross charge — - 45
Dupont Hospital
Fort Wayne, IN
Gross charge — - 46Gross charge —
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- 48
IU Health West Hospital
Avon, IN
Gross charge — - 49
IU Health North Hospital
Carmel, IN
Gross charge — - 50
The Orthopedic Hospital of Lutheran
Ft Wayne, IN
Gross charge — - 51
IU Health Arnett Hospital
Lafayette, IN
Gross charge — - 52
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers
Fishers, IN
Gross charge — - 53
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph
Winchester, IN
Gross charge — - 54
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings
North Vernon, IN
Gross charge — - 55
IU Health Paoli Hospital
Paoli, IN
Gross charge — - 56
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport
Williamsport, IN
Gross charge — - 57
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy
Elwood, IN
Gross charge — - 58
Ascension St. Vincent Clay
Brazil, IN
Gross charge — - 59
IU Health Tipton Hospital
Tipton, IN
Gross charge — - 60
IU Health White Memorial Hospital
Monticello, IN
Gross charge — - 61
Ascension St. Vincent Salem
Salem, IN
Gross charge — - 62
Cameron Health
Angola, IN
Gross charge — - 63
IU Health Frankfort Hospital
Frankfort, IN
Gross charge — - 64
Dukes Memorial Hospital
Peru, IN
Gross charge — - 65
IU Health Jay Hospital
Portland, IN
Gross charge — - 66
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick
Boonville, IN
Gross charge — - 67
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital
Lawrenceburg, IN
Gross charge — - 68
Norton Clark Hospital
Jeffersonville, IN
Gross charge — - 69
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care)
Vincennes, IN
Gross charge — - 70
The Women's Hospital
Newburgh, IN
Gross charge — - 71
Elkhart General Hospital
Elkhart, IN
Gross charge — - 72
Community Hospital of Bremen
Bremen, IN
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25 Indiana hospitals publish gross charges for back problems (DRG 551). Prices range from $3,281 to $59,877 — roughly $56,596 apart. The cheapest is Johnson Memorial Health in Franklin; the most expensive is St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago. The state average sits at $28,497.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of back problems. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in Indiana, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Indiana hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.