Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Stevens Point, WI — inpatient

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list 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. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $4,577.30 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$4,577.30half pay less
Highest$4,577.30in 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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $4,577.30Highest $4,577.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $4,577.30 $7,042.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI 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 2 facilities 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.