Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Outpatient

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Two Harbors, MN

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $5,795.57 to $5,795.57, with a median of $5,795.57. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,769.80 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44960, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5,795.57Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$5,795.57half pay less
Highest$5,795.57in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $5,795.57 $7,042.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $5,795.57, median $5,795.57, highest $5,795.57.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,795.57. 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.