Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Eau Claire, WI — inpatient

In Eau Claire, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis as an inpatient: from $4,577.30 to $4,577.30, with a median of $4,577.30. Across Wisconsin, the median is $4,577.30 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44960, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,577.30Aspirus Stanley Hospital
Median$4,577.30half pay less
Highest$4,577.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI · (715) 644-5571 APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $4,577.30 $7,042.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,577.30, median $4,577.30, highest $4,577.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,577.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers removing a ruptured appendix when infection has spread inside the belly, which is a longer and more complex operation.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.