Open appendectomy cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 25 hospitals list a cash price for appendectomy, open surgery: from $1,920.00 to $21,964.00, with a median of $7,240.11. The lowest listed price is at Maimonides Medical Center — $5,320.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,160.50 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 23 cities for code 44950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 5, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 APPENDECTOMY | $1,920.00 | $1,920.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 APPENDECTOMY | $6,239.75 | $9,493.00 | $2,041.00–$8,590.22 | 34% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 APPENDECTOMY | $6,239.75 | $9,493.00 | $2,041.00–$8,590.22 | 34% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR APPENDECTOMY | $6,614.04 | $1,776.00 | $350.35–$763.59 | -272% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR APPENDECTOMY | $6,614.04 | $1,847.00 | $350.35–$763.59 | -258% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR APPENDECTOMY | $6,614.04 | $1,847.00 | $350.35–$763.59 | -258% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR APPENDECTOMY | $6,614.04 | $1,753.00 | $350.35–$763.59 | -277% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 APPENDECTOMY | $6,819.30 | $9,493.00 | $1,348.01–$9,238.59 | 28% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 APPENDECTOMY | $6,819.30 | $9,493.00 | $1,708.74–$9,337.31 | 28% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ APPENDECTOMY | $6,906.53 | $9,493.00 | $1,575.84–$9,493.00 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 APPENDECTOMY | $6,906.53 | $9,493.00 | $1,189.00–$13,844.00 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ APPENDECTOMY | $6,906.53 | $9,493.00 | $1,338.51–$9,298.39 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 APPENDECTOMY | $6,912.52 | $9,493.00 | $1,528.37–$8,980.38 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 APPENDECTOMY | $6,912.52 | $9,493.00 | $1,189.00–$13,893.00 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ APPENDECTOMY | $6,912.52 | $9,493.00 | $1,189.00–$13,893.00 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Appendectomy | $7,240.11 | $39,461.38 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 APPENDECTOMY | $7,348.30 | $9,493.00 | $1,708.74–$9,257.57 | 23% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 APPENDECTOMY | $7,348.30 | $9,493.00 | $1,623.30–$8,871.21 | 23% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $2,505.85–$12,121.75 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $9,565.55 | $2,493.75–$9,229.84 | 23% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $2,509.26–$12,121.75 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $9,565.55 | $738.55–$10,485.10 | 23% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $9,565.55 | $2,492.22–$9,229.84 | 23% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $2,514.78–$12,121.75 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $9,565.55 | $2,495.60–$9,229.84 | 23% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $766.62–$10,485.10 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $766.62–$10,485.10 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $9,565.55 | $2,511.05–$9,229.84 | 23% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC APPENDECTOMY; | $7,383.87 | $11,133.63 | $2,492.00–$12,121.75 | 34% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Appendectomy | $7,653.00 | $25,650.00 | $1,715.00–$20,520.00 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Appendectomy | $8,326.12 | $39,461.38 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Appendectomy | $8,326.12 | $39,461.38 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Appendectomy | $8,326.12 | $39,461.38 | — | 79% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Appendectomy | $8,326.12 | $39,447.48 | — | 79% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Appendectomy | $8,326.12 | $39,461.38 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Removal of appendix | $21,811.50 | $21,811.50 | $1,731.00–$41,158.30 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 REMOVAL OF APPENDIX | $21,964.00 | $21,964.00 | $4,255.00–$16,083.14 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,920.00, median $7,240.11, highest $21,964.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,413.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 15 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.