Surgery and procedures CPT 44960 Illinois Outpatient

Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $900.23 to $2,149.60, with a median of $963.90. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (North Francisco Chicago). The highest price is 2.4× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 44960. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$900.23Humboldt Park Health
Median$963.90half pay less
Highest$2,149.60in Illinois
Lowest saves$63.67vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Humboldt Park Health lowest North Francisco Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of ruptured infected appendix $900.23 $3,215.10 Aug 24, 2026
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Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL PR APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $963.90 $2,754.00 Feb 3, 2026
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Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL PR APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $963.90 $2,754.00 Feb 3, 2026
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Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL PR APPENDEC RPTD APPENDIX ABSC/PRITONITIS $963.90 $2,754.00 Feb 3, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR APPENDECTOMY,RUPT APPENDX+ABSCESS $2,149.60 $2,687.00 Jan 28, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anna, IL 1 $963.90 $963.90
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 1 $900.23 $900.23
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1 $2,149.60 $2,149.60
Marion-Herrin, IL 1 $963.90 $963.90
Mount Vernon, IL 1 $963.90 $963.90

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.

Appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.