Dialysis fistula creation cost in Indiana

Prices at 26 hospitals in Indiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,115 — 7% below the US median ($5,484), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN $907 $769 ★ 2/5 189 min 15.3%
The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN $907 $904 ★ 5/5 128 min
Margaret Mary Community Hospital Inc Batesville, IN $1,054 $696 132 min 15.1%
Monroe Hospital Bloomington, IN $3,324 $3,657 ★ 4/5 105 min 15.1%
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN $6,907 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.4%
Goshen Hospital Goshen, IN $14,905 $3,035 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN $20,071 $3,297 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%
Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN $31,214 $3,340 ★ 3/5 235 min 15.0%

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 August 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)
$11,511
Cash / self-pay
$5,115
Insurer-negotiated
$769
Medicare pays
$601
$907$23,414
Median cash $5,115  ·  Medicare $601  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,115 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($601). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $11,511 list price could save about $6,396 (56%).

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