Appendectomy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $374.22 to $2,488.00, with a median of $399.74. The lowest listed price is at Canonsburg General Hospital and 1 other hospital — $25.52 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,452.20 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 44970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonsburg General Hospital lowest Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $374.22 | $1,701.00 | $43.87–$17,666.20 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital lowest Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $374.22 | $1,701.00 | $43.87–$17,731.59 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $391.23 | $1,701.00 | $43.87–$17,731.59 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $408.24 | $1,701.00 | $43.87–$19,563.71 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $442.26 | $1,701.00 | $93.27–$18,647.65 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $459.27 | $1,701.00 | $93.27–$19,694.54 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,488.00 | $4,976.00 | $171.55–$13,653.03 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $374.22, median $399.74, highest $2,488.00 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $323.19 | file |