CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) cost in Indiana

Prices at 41 hospitals in Indiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,408 — 9% below the US median ($1,543), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes, IN $244 $249 ★ 2/5 119 min
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo, IN $542 $150 ★ 4/5 172 min
Ascension St Vincent Anderson Anderson, IN $542 $131 ★ 2/5 215 min
St Vincent Heart Center Carmel, IN $542 $140 ★ 5/5 191 min
Ascension St Vincent Carmel Carmel, IN $542 $150 ★ 3/5 181 min
Ascension St Vincent Fishers Fishers, IN $542 $131 ★ 4/5 133 min
Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN $560 $342 ★ 5/5 139 min
Marion General Hospital Marion, IN $592 $457 ★ 3/5 132 min
Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN $647 $325 ★ 2/5 125 min
Ascension St Vincent Clay Brazil, IN $647 $325 141 min
St Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital Lawrenceburg, IN $715 $347 ★ 5/5 154 min
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN $767 ★ 4/5 105 min
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN $833 $1,005 ★ 3/5 183 min
Terre Haute Regional Hospital Terre Haute, IN $833 $1,005 ★ 2/5 138 min
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN $1,025 $482 ★ 4/5 182 min
Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN $1,219 $133 ★ 2/5 186 min
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc Angola, IN $1,223 $1,553 ★ 3/5 171 min
Ascension St Vincent Salem Salem, IN $1,245 $151 124 min
Elkhart General Hospital Elkhart, IN $1,408 $1,200 ★ 4/5 195 min
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend, IN $1,408 $1,120 ★ 2/5 205 min
Community Hospital of Bremen Inc Bremen, IN $1,408 $1,250 99 min
Ascension St Vincent Jennings North Vernon, IN $1,497 $151 123 min
Goshen Hospital Goshen, IN $1,566 $420 ★ 3/5 158 min
Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN $1,646 $110 ★ 3/5 232 min
Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN $1,681 $131 ★ 4/5 166 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,166
Cash / self-pay
$1,408
Insurer-negotiated
$325
Medicare pays
$169
$542$2,353
Median cash $1,408  ·  Medicare $169  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,408 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($169). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,166 list price could save about $758 (35%).

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