Appendectomy cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $986.24 to $4,345.38, with a median of $1,456.24. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital — $470.00 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,456.24 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 44970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and May 7, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital lowest Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $986.24 | $2,320.55 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Appendectomy | $1,333.94 | $2,536.00 | $641.94–$14,907.66 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,454.29 | $2,319.43 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,456.03 | $2,322.22 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,456.24 | $2,322.54 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,456.24 | $2,322.54 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,457.74 | $2,324.93 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $1,459.03 | $2,327.00 | $395.45–$2,756.44 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $1,635.15 | $2,543.00 | $420.42–$2,480.15 | 36% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 44979 Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy | $2,728.00 | $2,728.00 | $99.18–$2,635.41 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy | $4,345.38 | $16,713.00 | $3,083.00–$12,534.75 | 74% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $986.24, median $1,456.24, highest $4,345.38 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,456.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
A laparoscopic appendectomy removes the appendix through several small cuts using a camera and instruments. It is the usual treatment for appendicitis and is most often done as urgent surgery.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia, the pathology exam of the appendix and any emergency room visit, CT scan or hospital stay are billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 44970 ($3,661.45). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $30.13 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $73.94 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY | $100.28 | file |