Open appendectomy cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy, open surgery: from $2,964.80 to $2,964.80, with a median of $2,964.80. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,619.63 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 APPENDECTOMY | $2,964.80 | $5,450.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Appendectomy | $2,964.80 | $5,450.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,964.80, median $2,964.80, highest $2,964.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,964.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This code covers removing the appendix through a cut in the lower right belly rather than with a laparoscope.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 44950 ($2,198.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS APPENDECTOMY | $38.25 | file |