Indiana University Health
Indiana University Health in Indianapolis charges 6.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 197 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit hospital system.
Indianapolis, IN 46202 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.41x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.97x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
197
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
3.6%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $352,352 | $176,176 | — | 13x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $137,137 | $68,568 | — | 10.7x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $382,398 | $191,199 | — | 10.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $107,575 | $53,787 | — | 9.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $78,092 | $39,046 | — | 9.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $53,331 | $26,665 | — | 9.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $128,734 | $64,367 | — | 9.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $49,608 | $24,804 | — | 9.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $76,347 | $38,174 | — | 9.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $140,904 | $70,452 | — | 9.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $351,714 | $175,857 | — | 9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $159,775 | $79,888 | — | 9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $149,434 | $74,717 | — | 9x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $210,653 | $105,326 | — | 8.8x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $115,953 | $57,977 | — | 8.6x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $149,342 | $74,671 | — | 8.4x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $155,055 | $77,528 | — | 8.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $237,438 | $118,719 | — | 8.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $128,421 | $64,211 | — | 8.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $57,679 | $28,840 | — | 8.2x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $92,132 | $46,066 | — | 8.1x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $345,656 | $172,828 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $64,788 | $32,394 | — | 8.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $225,134 | $112,567 | — | 8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $50,937 | $25,468 | — | 8x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $212,017 | $106,009 | — | 8x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $207,168 | $103,584 | — | 8x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $66,073 | $33,037 | — | 7.9x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITHOUT CC/MCC | 355 | $80,151 | $40,076 | — | 7.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $80,140 | $40,070 | — | 7.9x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $68,740 | $34,370 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 655 | $137,556 | $68,778 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $197,300 | $98,650 | — | 7.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $213,505 | $106,752 | — | 7.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $148,309 | $74,155 | — | 7.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $169,993 | $84,996 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $160,008 | $80,004 | — | 7.5x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $98,977 | $49,489 | — | 7.5x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $107,116 | $53,558 | — | 7.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $437,023 | $218,512 | — | 7.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $161,345 | $80,672 | — | 7.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $34,207 | $17,103 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $73,657 | $36,828 | — | 7.3x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $213,588 | $106,794 | — | 7.3x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH MCC | 466 | $276,507 | $138,253 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $300,793 | $150,396 | — | 7.3x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $186,522 | $93,261 | — | 7.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $166,335 | $83,167 | — | 7.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $112,900 | $56,450 | — | 7.2x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $91,830 | $45,915 | — | 7.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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