Surgery and procedures CPT 44950 Outpatient

Open appendectomy cost in Polson, MT

In Polson, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy, open surgery: from $952.00 to $952.00, with a median of $952.00. Across Montana, the median is $1,160.95 at 2 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.

Lowest$952.00Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$952.00half pay less
Highest$952.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Polson, MT.

median
Lowest $952.00Highest $952.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR 44950 APPENDECTOMY $952.00 $1,190.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR 44950 APPENDECTOMY $952.00 $1,190.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $952.00, median $952.00, highest $952.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $952.00. 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.