Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Arkansas Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Arkansas

In Arkansas, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,248.00 to $11,464.39, with a median of $7,345.19. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Booneville (Booneville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 9.2× 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$1,248.00Mercy Hospital Booneville + 1 more
Median$7,345.19half pay less
Highest$11,464.39in Arkansas
Lowest saves$6,097.19vs the median

Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mercy Hospital Booneville lowest Booneville · Booneville, AR Laparos, Surgic,Appendectomy Pf $1,248.00 $1,920.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Waldron lowest Waldron · Waldron, AR Laparos, Surgic,Appendectomy Pf $1,248.00 $1,920.00 —
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE $3,525.00 $5,875.00 —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR O/R LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY SURGICAL $6,500.00 $1,911.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Laparos, Surgic,Appendectomy Pf $8,190.38 $12,600.58 —
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Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE $8,226.42 $9,140.47 —
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Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE $8,309.55 $9,232.83 —
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Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Laparos, Surgic,Appendectomy Pf $11,464.39 $17,637.52 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 3 $6,500.00 $8,309.55
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 2 $3,525.00 $5,875.71
Booneville, AR 1 $1,248.00 $1,248.00
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1 $8,190.38 $8,190.38
Waldron, AR 1 $1,248.00 $1,248.00

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.