Appendectomy cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,160.88 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,915.65. The lowest listed price is at Lakeside Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $754.77 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $4,725.37 at 30 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,915.65, is 75% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 cities for code 44970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | $1,658.40–$878.95 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | $1,658.40–$878.95 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | $1,658.40–$878.95 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,412.60 | $10,090.00 | $10,090.00–$7,567.50 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $1,543.04 | $9,644.00 | $1,744.00–$9,644.00 | 84% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $2,288.25 | $8,475.00 | $2,399.27–$8,475.00 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $4,825.48 | $21,934.00 | $12,414.64–$8,576.19 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,326.40 | $29,145.00 | $752.85–$11,161.13 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,991.07 | $59,050.32 | $773.72–$24,532.00 | 78% |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | $38,316.63–$63,861.05 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,160.88, median $1,915.65, highest $22,351.37 — a 19.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 it is 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 appendectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy explained.