Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in New York
In New York, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $777.01 to $7,053.00, with a median of $4,321.00. The lowest price is at St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers (Yonkers). The highest price is 9.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,321.00, is 46% above the US median of $2,953.20.
- New York ranks 7th of 12 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 6, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 7 | $777.01 | $4,278.00 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $7,053.00 | $7,053.00 |
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Appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis in other states
- Alabama$1,074.00, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$1,967.50, 4 hospitals
- California$3,763.46, 3 hospitals
- Colorado$13,654.83
- Connecticut$5,040.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$6,442.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$23,944.12, 1 hospital
- Georgia$3,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$4,000.00
- Illinois$4,049.10
- Indiana$1,574.52, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$5,148.64, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$4,858.20
- Louisiana$5,955.28
- Maine$2,284.38, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,264.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,376.48, 1 hospital
- Michigan$1,243.77
- Minnesota$2,088.88
- Mississippi$2,172.50, 4 hospitals
- Missouri$1,474.80, 3 hospitals
- Montana$2,050.63, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$6,787.20, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$1,047.20, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$18,118.16, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$9,703.27, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$1,779.24, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$2,221.90, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$2,416.61
- Puerto Rico$1,359.03, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$955.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$3,659.23, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$949.65, 1 hospital
- Texas$3,132.97
- Utah$1,496.33, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,175.44, 2 hospitals
- Washington$1,768.00, 3 hospitals
- West Virginia$1,442.81, 4 hospitals
- Wisconsin$4,862.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.