Open appendectomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for appendectomy, open surgery is $5,787.15 across 350 US hospitals; most list between $1,021.58 and $14,664.00. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 214 markets is $320.24. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Appendectomy costs
Lowest$320.24any market
Median market$4,619.36middle of market medians
Most below$14,664.009 in 10 hospitals
Listings345hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for open appendectomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $11,124.38 and the lowest a median of $1,306.98. At 290 of 321 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 44950?
This code covers removing the appendix through a cut in the lower right belly rather than with a laparoscope.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 44950 includes the emergency visit, CT scan, surgeon and anesthesia, since appendicitis usually starts in the ER.
Prices by state
Among 23 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Kansas ($1,230.73), Ohio ($1,305.58) and Minnesota ($1,535.81), and highest in Oregon ($15,044.24), Pennsylvania ($11,757.76) and California ($9,585.70).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$4,100.00
- Alaska$7,108.92, 1 hospital
- Arizona$7,944.32, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$4,914.00
- California$9,585.70
- Colorado$7,034.23
- Florida$6,652.30
- Georgia$3,570.80, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$3,741.13
- Illinois$4,563.73
- Indiana$6,815.00
- Iowa$2,158.00, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$1,230.73
- Louisiana$1,793.76
- Maine$1,694.14, 1 hospital
- Maryland$1,662.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$43,624.42, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$5,366.38
- Minnesota$1,535.81
- Mississippi$1,912.50
- Missouri$1,785.00
- Montana$1,510.16, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$6,537.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$7,240.80, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$770.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,906.53
- New Mexico$17,720.24, 1 hospital
- New York$7,383.87
- North Carolina$14,913.97, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,762.27, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$1,305.58
- Oklahoma$8,508.05, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$15,044.24
- Pennsylvania$11,757.76
- Puerto Rico$2,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,243.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$774.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$5,359.12, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$2,236.80, 3 hospitals
- Texas$5,734.54
- Utah$4,299.66, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,017.75, 1 hospital
- Virginia$9,864.00, 3 hospitals
- Washington$6,801.63
- West Virginia$3,139.03
- Wisconsin$2,439.70
- Wyoming$4,565.13, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $1,207.50 | $1,207.50 | $1,207.50 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $17,720.24 | $17,720.24 | $17,720.24 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $8,326.12 | $8,326.12 | $8,326.12 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $10,496.00 | $10,496.00 | $10,496.00 | 1.0× |
| Alturas, CA single city | 1 | $7,502.64 | $7,502.64 | $7,502.64 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $18,719.25 | $18,719.25 | $18,719.25 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $1,395.20 | $1,395.20 | $1,395.20 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1 | $4,673.60 | $4,673.60 | $4,673.60 | 1.0× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $8,376.04 | $8,376.04 | $8,376.04 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $3,325.16 | $5,681.93 | $5,681.93 | 1.7× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $951.37 | $951.37 | $951.37 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,694.14 | $1,694.14 | $1,694.14 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $2,094.74 | $2,094.74 | $2,094.74 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $6,399.27 | $6,399.27 | $6,399.27 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $1,236.00 | $1,236.00 | $1,236.00 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $11,014.90 | $11,014.90 | $11,014.90 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 4 | $15,044.24 | $15,044.24 | $15,044.24 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $891.75 | $14,216.68 | $27,541.61 | 30.9× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $845.60 | $845.60 | $845.60 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $6,815.00 | $6,815.00 | $6,815.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $2,493.04 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | 5.9× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $11,572.60 | $11,572.60 | $11,572.60 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $1,681.60 | $1,681.60 | $1,681.60 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Brownfield, TX single city | 1 | $7,106.00 | $7,106.00 | $7,106.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $9,919.00 | $9,919.00 | $9,919.00 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $843.62 | $3,948.31 | $7,053.00 | 8.4× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $1,245.00 | $1,245.00 | $1,245.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $4,565.13 | $4,565.13 | $4,565.13 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $1,912.50 | $1,912.50 | $1,912.50 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $3,345.00 | $3,345.00 | $3,345.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $9,654.50 | $14,453.75 | $19,253.00 | 2.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 9 | $320.24 | $6,903.00 | $26,789.59 | 83.7× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $1,230.10 | $1,230.10 | $1,230.10 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $2,620.04 | $2,620.04 | $2,620.04 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $4,945.85 | $4,945.85 | $4,945.85 | 1.0× |
| Corydon, IA single city | 1 | $2,460.00 | $2,460.00 | $2,460.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $1,575.60 | $7,034.70 | $26,212.90 | 16.6× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $39,014.28 | $39,014.28 | $39,014.28 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $2,970.90 | $2,970.90 | $2,970.90 | 1.0× |
| Denison, IA single city | 1 | $1,356.80 | $1,356.80 | $1,356.80 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $1,856.00 | $1,856.00 | $1,856.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $8,901.75 | $8,901.75 | $11,905.05 | 1.3× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,762.27 | $4,762.27 | $4,762.27 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $662.20 | $662.20 | $662.20 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $4,565.13 | $4,565.13 | $4,565.13 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,061.12 | $1,061.12 | $1,061.12 | 1.0× |
| Dumas, TX | 1 | $11,706.40 | $11,706.40 | $11,706.40 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $12,721.60 | $12,721.60 | $12,721.60 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $13,607.64 | $13,607.64 | $13,607.64 | 1.0× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $25,513.33 | $25,513.33 | $25,513.33 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $2,426.63 | $2,426.63 | $2,426.63 | 1.0× |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,300.50 | $1,300.50 | $1,300.50 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $29,373.50 | $29,373.50 | $29,373.50 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $21,561.60 | $21,561.60 | $21,561.60 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $698.72 | $698.72 | $698.72 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $4,314.60 | $4,314.60 | $4,314.60 | 1.0× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,374.10 | $1,374.10 | $1,374.10 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $19,769.98 | $19,769.98 | $19,769.98 | 1.0× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,519.20 | $2,519.20 | $2,519.20 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Galax, VA single city | 1 | $16,654.34 | $16,654.34 | $16,654.34 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $8,483.30 | $8,483.30 | $8,483.30 | 1.0× |
| Gaylord, MI single city | 1 | $9,221.65 | $9,221.65 | $9,221.65 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $11,243.00 | $11,243.00 | $11,243.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,762.27 | $4,762.27 | $4,762.27 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,216.80 | $3,216.80 | $3,216.80 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $646.50 | $646.50 | $646.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $4,457.60 | $4,457.60 | $4,457.60 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $11,163.75 | $11,163.75 | $11,163.75 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $1,321.21 | $1,321.21 | $1,321.21 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $375.60 | $11,226.46 | $13,436.87 | 35.8× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $7,390.40 | $7,390.40 | $7,390.40 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA single city | 1 | $4,298.18 | $4,298.18 | $4,298.18 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $28,767.90 | $28,767.90 | $28,767.90 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $2,800.53 | $2,800.53 | $2,800.53 | 1.0× |
| Houston, MO single city | 1 | $1,785.00 | $1,785.00 | $1,785.00 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $6,399.27 | $6,399.27 | $6,399.27 | 1.0× |
| Hugo, OK single city | 1 | $4,294.50 | $4,294.50 | $4,294.50 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $952.80 | $2,524.00 | $2,524.00 | 2.6× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $1,553.79 | $1,553.79 | $1,553.79 | 1.0× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $2,103.10 | $2,103.10 | $2,103.10 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $1,736.00 | $10,914.16 | $20,092.31 | 11.6× |
| Jena, LA single city | 1 | $2,533.80 | $2,533.80 | $2,533.80 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Kingman, KS single city | 1 | $2,924.00 | $2,924.00 | $2,924.00 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $8,081.17 | $8,081.17 | $8,081.17 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $7,108.92 | $7,108.92 | $7,108.92 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | $7,034.23 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $7,541.20 | $7,541.20 | $7,541.20 | 1.0× |
| Lamesa, TX single city | 1 | $5,500.00 | $5,500.00 | $5,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $11,757.76 | $11,757.76 | $11,757.76 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $1,831.00 | $1,831.00 | $1,831.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $646.50 | $646.50 | $646.50 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $7,240.80 | $7,240.80 | $7,240.80 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $770.00 | $770.00 | $770.00 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,993.30 | $3,993.30 | $3,993.30 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $1,008.60 | $1,008.60 | $1,008.60 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $976.00 | $976.00 | $976.00 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $4,768.92 | $4,914.00 | $5,852.08 | 1.2× |
| Littlefield, TX single city | 1 | $1,301.00 | $1,301.00 | $1,301.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $7,584.85 | $7,584.85 | $7,584.85 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 10 | $3,964.84 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 | 1.5× |
| Louisville, GA single city | 1 | $797.00 | $797.00 | $797.00 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $18,578.12 | $18,578.12 | $18,578.12 | 1.0× |
| Lyons, KS single city | 1 | $9,944.60 | $9,944.60 | $9,944.60 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD single city | 1 | $7,059.00 | $7,059.00 | $7,059.00 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $4,914.00 | $4,914.00 | $4,914.00 | 1.0× |
| Many, LA single city | 1 | $546.60 | $546.60 | $546.60 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $663.60 | $663.60 | $663.60 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | 1.0× |
| McPherson, KS | 1 | $1,231.36 | $1,231.36 | $1,231.36 | 1.0× |
| Medicine Lodge, KS single city | 1 | $900.00 | $900.00 | $900.00 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $6,652.30 | $6,652.30 | $6,652.30 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,196.82 | $1,196.82 | $1,196.82 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $1,620.75 | $3,755.02 | $5,889.28 | 3.6× |
| Monroeville, AL single city | 1 | $878.80 | $878.80 | $878.80 | 1.0× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,022.00 | $1,022.00 | $1,022.00 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $698.72 | $698.72 | $698.72 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | $1,110.75 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,268.00 | $1,268.00 | $1,268.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,305.58 | $1,305.58 | $1,305.58 | 1.0× |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $9,261.00 | $9,261.00 | $9,261.00 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $774.00 | $774.00 | $774.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 | $354.00 | 1.0× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $1,149.00 | $1,149.00 | $1,149.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $2,236.80 | $5,165.52 | $8,094.23 | 3.6× |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $18,623.14 | $18,623.14 | $18,623.14 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $1,569.54 | $1,793.76 | $18,041.22 | 11.5× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 47 | $3,786.00 | $6,906.53 | $21,964.00 | 5.8× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,662.00 | $1,662.00 | $1,662.00 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $2,658.40 | $2,658.40 | $2,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $2,579.76 | $2,579.76 | $2,579.76 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $985.60 | $985.60 | $985.60 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $4,933.00 | $4,933.00 | $4,933.00 | 1.0× |
| Paulidng, OH single city | 1 | $638.52 | $638.52 | $638.52 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $16,641.63 | $16,641.63 | $16,641.63 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $6,618.00 | $6,618.00 | $6,618.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $7,944.32 | $7,944.32 | $7,944.32 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,422.75 | $1,422.75 | $1,422.75 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,107.00 | $1,107.00 | $1,107.00 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $952.00 | $952.00 | $952.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $28,063.15 | $28,063.15 | $28,063.15 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $6,018.40 | $6,018.40 | $6,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $9,649.25 | $9,649.25 | $9,649.25 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $7,243.00 | $7,243.00 | $7,243.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $3,659.23 | $3,659.23 | $3,659.23 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,549.14 | $10,549.14 | $10,549.14 | 1.0× |
| Refugio, TX single city | 1 | $5,940.00 | $5,940.00 | $5,940.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $7,041.00 | $7,041.00 | $7,041.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,958.25 | $4,958.25 | $4,958.25 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $9,864.00 | $9,864.00 | $9,864.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $7,402.50 | $7,402.50 | $7,402.50 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $1,697.52 | $1,697.52 | $1,697.52 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,792.25 | $1,792.25 | $1,792.25 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $9,293.40 | $9,293.40 | $9,293.40 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 | $8,285.00 | 1.4× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Satanta, KS single city | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 | $630.00 | 1.0× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $897.70 | $897.70 | $897.70 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $13,677.12 | $18,820.08 | $18,820.08 | 1.4× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $4,377.33 | $12,770.20 | $21,163.06 | 4.8× |
| Seminole, TX single city | 1 | $5,399.40 | $5,399.40 | $5,399.40 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $11,064.65 | $11,064.65 | $11,064.65 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,338.72 | $1,338.72 | $1,338.72 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,569.54 | $1,569.54 | $1,569.54 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $375.60 | $375.60 | $375.60 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $1,345.05 | $1,345.05 | $1,345.05 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $2,377.69 | $2,377.69 | $2,377.69 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,017.75 | $1,017.75 | $1,017.75 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $990.50 | $990.50 | $990.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $11,051.25 | $11,051.25 | $11,051.25 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, KS single city | 1 | $1,525.19 | $1,525.19 | $1,525.19 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $819.00 | $819.00 | $819.00 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $4,100.00 | $4,100.00 | $4,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $15,573.12 | $15,573.12 | $15,573.12 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | $14,664.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $2,362.98 | $2,362.98 | $2,362.98 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $516.00 | $516.00 | $516.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,797.66 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 | 6.1× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | $5,787.15 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,373.76 | $3,373.76 | $3,373.76 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,118.10 | $5,118.10 | $5,118.10 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $953.40 | $953.40 | $953.40 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | $2,439.70 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $75,676.23 | $75,676.23 | $75,676.23 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,407.25 | $1,407.25 | $1,407.25 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 44950?
CPT 44950 is the billing code for appendectomy, open surgery. This code covers removing the appendix through a cut in the lower right belly rather than with a laparoscope.
Why is open surgery used?
Surgeon preference, a ruptured appendix or other findings can make open surgery the better choice.
Is appendicitis always an emergency?
Yes. Sudden pain in the lower right belly with fever or vomiting needs prompt care.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for open appendectomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for open appendectomy has a median of $11,124.38 and the lowest a median of $1,306.98; at 290 of 321 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest open appendectomy?
Among 23 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Kansas ($1,230.73), Ohio ($1,305.58) and Minnesota ($1,535.81), and highest in Oregon ($15,044.24), Pennsylvania ($11,757.76) and California ($9,585.70). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other appendectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.