Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis as an inpatient: from $23,489.53 to $23,489.53, with a median of $23,489.53. Across New York, the median is $660.10 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44960, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$23,489.53Rome Memorial Hospital
Median$23,489.53half pay less
Highest$23,489.53in 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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $23,489.53Highest $23,489.53

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Appendectomy $23,489.53 $58,185.61 $896.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Appendectomy $23,489.53 $58,185.61 $896.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $23,489.53, median $23,489.53, highest $23,489.53.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $458.19 — 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 not 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 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.