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Cash prices Washington Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Washington without insurance

In Washington, the median cash price for Appendectomy is $7,777.50 across 13 hospitals, from $962.54 to $45,961.95. The lowest is at Lourdes Health (Pasco). The US median is $7,737.00.

Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.

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 6, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Appendectomy prices in Washington 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.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Appendectomy Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) · code 44970 13 $962.54–$45,961.95 $7,777.50 $7,737.00
Open appendectomy Appendectomy, open surgery · code 44950 8 $1,300.50–$21,163.06 $6,801.63 $5,787.15
Appendectomy, ruptured appendix Appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis · code 44960 3 $1,691.30–$3,388.00 $1,768.00 $2,953.20
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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.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
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US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Washington. 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 state.

Lowest Appendectomy prices in Washington

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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.