Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Dover Foxcroft, ME

In Dover Foxcroft, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $513.48 to $513.48, with a median of $513.48. Across Maine, the median is $536.18 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$513.48Mayo Regional Hospital
Median$513.48half pay less
Highest$513.48in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME · (207) 564-4251 44970 LAPAROSCOP APPENDECTOMY ProFee. $513.48 $1,556.00 $653.52–$1,556.00 67% —
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Outpatient: lowest $513.48, median $513.48, highest $513.48.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $513.48. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.