Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Stevens Point, WI

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $3,661.45 to $3,661.45, with a median of $3,661.45. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $3,661.45 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,661.45Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,661.45half pay less
Highest$3,661.45in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $3,661.45Highest $8,484.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $3,661.45 $5,633.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Pro Laparoscopy, Appendectomy $3,661.45 $5,633.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $3,661.45 $5,633.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI Pro Laparoscopy, Appendectomy $3,661.45 $5,633.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy $8,484.45 $13,053.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy $8,484.45 $13,053.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $3,661.45, median $3,661.45, highest $3,661.45.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,661.45. 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

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.