Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Dover Foxcroft, ME — inpatient

In Dover Foxcroft, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis as an inpatient: from $698.94 to $698.94, with a median of $698.94. Across Maine, the median is $686.40 at 7 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 — and —.

Lowest$698.94Mayo Regional Hospital
Median$698.94half pay less
Highest$698.94in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME · (207) 564-4251 44960 - Appendectomy; for ruptured appendix with abscess or generalized peritonitis $698.94 $2,118.00 $1,376.70–$2,118.00 67% —
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Inpatient: lowest $698.94, median $698.94, highest $698.94.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $698.94 — 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 below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. 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.