Open appendectomy cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for appendectomy, open surgery as an inpatient: from $1,920.00 to $6,906.53, with a median of $4,413.27. The lowest listed price is at Maimonides Medical Center — $2,493.27 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,160.50 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 44950, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 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 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 |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ APPENDECTOMY | $6,906.53 | $9,493.00 | $1,575.84–$9,493.00 | 27% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,920.00, median $4,413.27, highest $6,906.53 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $7,240.11 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.