Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis as an inpatient: from $2,223.45 to $2,223.45, with a median of $2,223.45. Across North Dakota, the median is $2,223.45 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44960, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,223.45Altru Hospital
Median$2,223.45half pay less
Highest$2,223.45in 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $2,223.45Highest $9,703.27

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $2,223.45 $3,645.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC APPENDECTOMY,RUPT APPENDX+ABSCESS $9,703.27 $15,907.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,223.45, median $2,223.45, highest $2,223.45.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,223.45 — 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.