Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Outpatient

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Lanse, MI

In Lanse, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $2,537.00 to $2,537.00, with a median of $2,537.00. Across Michigan, the median is $1,662.40 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44960, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,537.00Baraga County Memorial Hospital
Median$2,537.00half pay less
Highest$2,537.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 APPENDEDTOMY (RUPTURED) $2,537.00 $2,537.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $2,537.00, median $2,537.00, highest $2,537.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,537.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.