Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy cost in Hartford, CT — inpatient

In Hartford, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) as an inpatient: from $3,157.00 to $3,485.00, with a median of $3,321.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center — $164.00 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $3,485.00 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 44970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$3,157.00Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Median$3,321.00half pay less
Highest$3,485.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Hartford, CT.

median
Lowest $3,157.00Highest $3,485.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center lowest Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 PR Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy $3,157.00 $3,157.00 $158.60–$3,157.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · (860) 545-5000 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY $3,485.00 $3,485.00 $942.84–$2,150.22 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $3,157.00, median $3,321.00, highest $3,485.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,404.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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.