Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Arizona Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Arizona

In Arizona, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $449.43 to $7,418.74, with a median of $676.06. The lowest price is at Tucson Medical Center (Tucson). The highest price is 16.5× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 44970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$449.43Tucson Medical Center
Median$676.06half pay less
Highest$7,418.74in Arizona
Lowest saves$226.63vs the median

Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ STAPLER, ENDO GIA STANDARD $449.43 $1,605.09 Apr 30, 2026
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Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $608.40 $936.00 —
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Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ PF LAP SURG APPENDECTOMY $743.71 $1,579.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $7,418.74 $12,600.00 Jun 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
Flagstaff, AZ 1 $743.71 $743.71
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1 $7,418.74 $7,418.74
Tucson, AZ 1 $449.43 $449.43
Yuma, AZ 1 $608.40 $608.40

What it is

A laparoscopic appendectomy removes the appendix through several small cuts using a camera and instruments. It is the usual treatment for appendicitis and is most often done as urgent surgery.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia, the pathology exam of the appendix and any emergency room visit, CT scan or hospital stay are billed separately.

Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.