Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost without insurance
Across 159 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis from $265.92 to $10,777.75. The median market price is $2,032.50. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Appendectomy costs
Lowest$265.92any market
Median market$2,032.50middle of market medians
Highest$10,777.75any market
Listings209hospital prices
What it is
This code covers removing a ruptured appendix when infection has spread inside the belly, which is a longer and more complex operation.
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 44960 covers the hospital stay, which is usually several days.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alaska$5,699.00
- Arizona$1,222.10
- California$2,307.58
- Colorado$7,540.97
- Connecticut$5,040.00
- Delaware$6,442.00
- Florida$3,770.00
- Illinois$963.90
- Indiana$963.90
- Iowa$2,149.60
- Kansas$1,254.72
- Kentucky$963.90
- Maine$686.40
- Maryland$2,264.00
- Michigan$1,751.90
- Minnesota$2,769.80
- Missouri$1,610.24
- Montana$1,897.15
- Nebraska$1,961.29
- Nevada$3,873.00
- New Hampshire$1,782.18
- New Jersey$10,777.75
- New York$1,490.72
- North Dakota$1,494.99
- Ohio$1,363.50
- Oregon$2,309.35
- Pennsylvania$641.94
- South Dakota$3,659.23
- Tennessee$755.32
- Texas$3,121.13
- Vermont$1,666.76
- Washington$2,074.95
- West Virginia$971.00
- Wisconsin$4,577.30
- Wyoming$3,575.43
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $2,049.45 | $2,049.45 | $2,049.45 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $934.70 | $1,384.45 | $1,834.20 | 2.0× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $5,242.00 | $5,242.00 | $5,242.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $989.50 | $989.50 | $989.50 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $2,307.58 | $2,307.58 | $2,307.58 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $554.40 | $554.40 | $554.40 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $2,233.01 | $2,233.01 | $2,233.01 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $1,273.83 | $1,273.83 | $1,273.83 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $1,427.51 | $1,427.51 | $1,427.51 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,490.72 | $1,490.72 | $7,053.00 | 4.7× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $3,478.00 | $3,478.00 | $3,478.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $1,134.24 | $1,134.24 | $1,134.24 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $1,111.80 | $1,111.80 | $1,111.80 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $934.70 | $934.70 | $934.70 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $3,054.00 | $3,054.00 | $3,054.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $2,847.75 | $2,847.75 | $2,847.75 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,825.77 | $1,825.77 | $1,825.77 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $976.27 | $976.27 | $976.27 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $4,025.25 | $4,025.25 | $4,025.25 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1 | $900.23 | $900.23 | $900.23 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $3,273.69 | $3,273.69 | $3,273.69 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $1,131.28 | $2,450.64 | $3,770.00 | 3.3× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $2,008.55 | $2,008.55 | $2,008.55 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $3,991.50 | $3,991.50 | $3,991.50 | 1.0× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $2,489.76 | $2,489.76 | $2,489.76 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $971.00 | $971.00 | $971.00 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $2,485.70 | $2,485.70 | $2,485.70 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $1,897.15 | $1,897.15 | $1,897.15 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $698.94 | $698.94 | $698.94 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2 | $2,900.25 | $3,121.13 | $3,342.00 | 1.2× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $2,793.00 | $2,793.00 | $2,793.00 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $1,957.00 | $2,053.30 | $2,149.60 | 1.1× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $1,243.77 | $1,497.84 | $1,751.90 | 1.4× |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $1,494.99 | $1,494.99 | $1,494.99 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $3,830.85 | $3,830.85 | $3,830.85 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $1,436.98 | $1,436.98 | $1,436.98 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $612.50 | $612.50 | $612.50 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $444.42 | $444.42 | $444.42 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $6,156.00 | $6,156.00 | $6,156.00 | 1.0× |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $1,557.59 | $1,557.59 | $1,557.59 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $265.92 | $299.16 | $332.40 | 1.2× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $649.94 | $649.94 | $649.94 | 1.0× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $971.00 | $971.00 | $971.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, ME single city | 1 | $1,386.00 | $1,386.00 | $1,386.00 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $7,540.97 | $7,540.97 | $7,540.97 | 1.0× |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $2,032.50 | $2,032.50 | $2,032.50 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $1,991.47 | $2,623.34 | $2,761.72 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $567.87 | $567.87 | $567.87 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $2,544.00 | $2,544.00 | $2,544.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $1,968.33 | $2,024.97 | $2,081.60 | 1.1× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $1,132.80 | $1,132.80 | $1,132.80 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $543.18 | $543.18 | $543.18 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $1,254.72 | $1,254.72 | $1,254.72 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $2,221.90 | $2,221.90 | $2,221.90 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $1,180.71 | $1,180.71 | $1,180.71 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $2,416.61 | $2,416.61 | $2,416.61 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $1,047.20 | $1,782.18 | $2,517.16 | 2.4× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $1,363.50 | $1,363.50 | $1,363.50 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $1,550.64 | $3,596.72 | $5,642.80 | 3.6× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $1,008.60 | $1,008.60 | $1,008.60 | 1.0× |
| Malone, NY single city | 1 | $3,273.00 | $3,273.00 | $3,273.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $1,906.00 | $1,906.00 | $1,906.00 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $3,387.20 | $3,982.25 | $4,577.30 | 1.4× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $1,253.62 | $1,253.62 | $1,253.62 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $749.43 | $749.43 | $749.43 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $838.50 | $1,933.58 | $3,228.00 | 3.8× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Nebraska City, NE single city | 1 | $1,961.29 | $1,961.29 | $1,961.29 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | 1.0× |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $1,740.83 | $1,740.83 | $1,740.83 | 1.0× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $934.70 | $934.70 | $934.70 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 3 | $1,055.79 | $2,625.00 | $10,777.75 | 10.2× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $1,984.92 | $1,984.92 | $1,984.92 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,264.00 | $2,264.00 | $2,264.00 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,157.87 | $1,499.49 | $1,499.49 | 1.3× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $1,965.75 | $1,965.75 | $1,965.75 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $1,553.60 | $1,553.60 | $1,553.60 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $534.36 | $534.36 | $534.36 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $1,301.60 | $1,301.60 | $1,301.60 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $554.40 | $554.40 | $554.40 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $963.90 | $963.90 | $963.90 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $554.00 | $554.00 | $554.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | $1,751.90 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $1,957.00 | $4,199.50 | $6,442.00 | 3.3× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $469.11 | $555.53 | $641.94 | 1.4× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,539.20 | $2,539.20 | $2,539.20 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 2 | $686.40 | $956.70 | $1,227.00 | 1.8× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 5 | $1,610.70 | $1,610.70 | $1,610.70 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $945.00 | $945.00 | $945.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $3,659.23 | $3,659.23 | $3,659.23 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $2,168.19 | $2,168.19 | $2,168.19 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $3,873.00 | $3,873.00 | $3,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $1,452.59 | $1,452.59 | $1,452.59 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,256.25 | $1,256.25 | $1,256.25 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $945.00 | $945.00 | $945.00 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $1,610.70 | $1,875.85 | $2,141.00 | 1.3× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,977.00 | $1,977.00 | $1,977.00 | 1.0× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $3,125.60 | $3,125.60 | $3,125.60 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $2,158.40 | $2,158.40 | $2,158.40 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $5,795.57 | $5,795.57 | $5,795.57 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $2,154.60 | $2,154.60 | $2,154.60 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $3,873.00 | $3,873.00 | $3,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 1 | $2,499.43 | $2,499.43 | $2,499.43 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $823.49 | $823.49 | $823.49 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 | 1.0× |
| Winamac, IN single city | 1 | $812.00 | $812.00 | $812.00 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | $2,149.60 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $1,007.50 | $1,007.50 | $1,007.50 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | $4,577.30 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $886.60 | $886.60 | $886.60 | 1.0× |
Common questions
How is it different from a routine appendectomy?
Cleaning out the infection takes longer and usually means a longer hospital stay and antibiotics.
How long is recovery?
Usually several weeks, longer than after an uncomplicated appendectomy.
Other appendectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.