Appendectomy cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $2,047.69 to $15,916.14, with a median of $7,872.50. The lowest listed price is at Bear Valley Community Hospital — $5,824.81 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $8,168.45 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $7,872.50, is about the same as the US median of $7,737.00.
- Riverside, CA has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 44970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Valley Community Hospital lowest Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 APPENDECTOMY LAPROSCOPIC File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $2,047.69 | $2,925.27 | $321.58–$2,925.27 | 30% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $2,613.76 | $13,068.80 | $1,611.00–$23,212.38 | 80% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $6,571.35 | $14,603.00 | $2,643.14–$14,773.56 | 55% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 Laparoscopy appendectomy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $3,942.25 | $391.98–$3,942.25 | -96% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Laparoscopy Appendectomy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $19,307.70 | $391.98–$19,307.70 | 60% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Laparoscopy Appendectomy File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $16,760.60 | $391.98–$16,760.60 | 54% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,008.00 | $15,400.00 | $5,788.00–$17,215.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,008.00 | $15,400.00 | $5,788.00–$17,215.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,008.00 | $15,400.00 | $5,788.00–$17,215.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,008.00 | $15,400.00 | $5,788.00–$17,215.00 | 48% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $15,230.00 | $15,230.00 | $273.27–$11,041.75 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Laparoscopy Surgical, Appendectomy+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $15,916.14 | $15,916.14 | $273.27–$15,916.14 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,047.69, median $7,872.50, highest $15,916.14 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $8,008.00. 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 9 of 12 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 appendectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy explained.