Open appendectomy cost in California
In California, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for appendectomy, open surgery: from $730.20 to $10,886.40, with a median of $5,824.00. The lowest price is at Madera Community Hospital (Madera). The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 44950. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $991.47 | $5,824.00 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,797.66 | $10,886.40 |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $730.20 | $5,808.30 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $951.37 | $951.37 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $5,824.00 | $5,824.00 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,701.00 | $1,701.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,886.40 | $10,886.40 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $2,848.00 | $2,848.00 |
What it is
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.
Appendectomy, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$878.80
- Alaska$4,513.45
- Arizona$1,141.02
- Arkansas$1,262.30
- Connecticut$2,548.00
- Florida$2,756.00
- Idaho$14,664.00
- Illinois$808.50
- Indiana$808.50
- Iowa$1,576.80
- Kansas$918.72
- Kentucky$808.50
- Louisiana$1,569.54
- Maine$461.67
- Maryland$1,662.00
- Massachusetts$75,676.23
- Michigan$1,476.00
- Minnesota$1,619.63
- Mississippi$20,092.31
- Missouri$953.28
- Montana$1,160.95
- Nebraska$1,444.55
- Nevada$7,041.00
- New Hampshire$1,484.15
- New Jersey$7,348.30
- New York$2,160.50
- North Dakota$1,097.46
- Ohio$2,756.00
- Oklahoma$13,607.64
- Oregon$1,756.80
- Pennsylvania$470.34
- Rhode Island$7,243.00
- South Dakota$3,659.23
- Tennessee$596.24
- Texas$5,787.15
- Vermont$1,399.00
- Virginia$9,864.00
- Washington$5,981.09
- West Virginia$717.50
- Wisconsin$3,292.05
- Wyoming$3,499.79
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.