Newborn hospital care cost in Indiana

Prices at 24 hospitals in Indiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $75 — 46% below the US median ($139), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Marion General Hospital Marion, IN $55 $135 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN $58 $65 ★ 2/5 186 min —
The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN $58 $85 ★ 5/5 130 min —
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc Angola, IN $75 $82 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Margaret Mary Community Hospital Inc Batesville, IN $94 $68 — 132 min —
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN $143 $76 ★ 2/5 195 min —
St Joseph Health System, Llc Fort Wayne, IN $143 $76 ★ 4/5 121 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 October 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)
$151
Cash / self-pay
$75
Insurer-negotiated
$63
Medicare pays
$58
$57$143
Median cash $75  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $75 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($58). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $151 list price could save about $76 (50%).

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