Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Appendectomy cost in Lanse, MI — inpatient

In Lanse, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) as an inpatient: from $1,976.00 to $1,976.00, with a median of $1,976.00. Across Michigan, the median is $1,341.20 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 44970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,976.00Baraga County Memorial Hospital
Median$1,976.00half pay less
Highest$1,976.00in 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 Lanse, MI.

median
Lowest $1,976.00Highest $11,027.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 ROBO PROF LAP APPENDECTOMY $1,976.00 $1,976.00 — — —
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Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 LAPARASCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $8,168.00 $8,168.00 — — —
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Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 ROBO APPENDECTOMY $11,027.00 $11,027.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,976.00, median $1,976.00, highest $1,976.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,976.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.