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Cash prices San Diego, CA Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in San Diego, CA without insurance

In the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, the median cash price for Appendectomy is $12,954.32 across 10 hospitals. The lowest, $7,737.00, is at Paradise Valley Hospital (National City). The US median is $7,737.00.

Appendicitis is an emergency, so an appendectomy usually starts in the emergency room with an exam, blood tests and a CT scan, each billed separately. Most appendixes are removed laparoscopically. A ruptured appendix with infection in the belly takes longer and usually means several days in the hospital.

Collected Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Appendectomy prices in San Diego, CA by type

44970 is laparoscopic appendectomy and is used in the state table; 44950 is open appendectomy; and 44960 is removal of a ruptured appendix with infection.

ProcedureHospitalsLowestMedianUS median
Appendectomy Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) · code 44970 10 $7,737.00 $12,954.32 $7,737.00
Open appendectomy Appendectomy, open surgery · code 44950 4 $5,824.00 $5,824.00 $5,787.15
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Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
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Outpatient cash prices in San Diego, CA. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.

Lowest Appendectomy prices in San Diego, CA

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Because appendicitis is an emergency, you cannot shop around. Ask the hospital for its self-pay discount and financial assistance afterward.
  • Ask for an itemized bill and compare it with the hospital's published cash prices.
  • Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance; ask for the application.