Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 California Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in California

In California, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $655.63 to $28,335.18, with a median of $8,008.00. The lowest price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital (Marina del Rey). The highest price is 43.2× 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$655.63Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital

Median$8,008.00half pay less

Highest$28,335.18in California

Lowest saves$7,352.37vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Services	$655.63	$1,008.66	Nov 26, 2025 source file
Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Laps Surg Appendec	$787.88	$1,575.75	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY	$910.35	$1,785.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 6	$936.62	$1,440.95	Nov 26, 2025 source file
County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Removal of appendix using an endoscope	$1,575.00	$1,575.00	Aug 14, 2026 source file
NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Laparoscopy Appendectomy	$1,729.80	$1,729.80	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of appendix using an endoscope	$2,563.00	$2,563.00	Jul 6, 2026 source file
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY	$6,571.35	$14,603.00	Sep 2, 2026 source file
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Laparoscopy appendectomy	$7,737.00	$15,500.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Laparoscopy Appendectomy	$7,737.00	$16,760.60	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Laparoscopy appendectomy	$7,737.00	$3,942.25	Sep 1, 2026 source file
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Laparoscopic Appendectomy	$7,737.00	$29,171.80	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Laparoscopy Appendectomy	$7,737.00	$19,307.70	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Laparoscopy appendectomy	$7,737.00	$13,087.50	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Laparoscopy appendectomy	$7,737.00	$24,086.70	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$8,008.00	$15,400.00	— source file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Laparoscopy Surgical, Appendectomy	$15,916.14	$15,916.14	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY	$22,680.00	$40,500.00	— source file
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Laparoscopy appendectomy	$23,698.06	$44,713.33	Sep 11, 2026 source file
UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal of appendix using an endoscope	$28,335.18	$51,518.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

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

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	13	$655.63	$8,008.00
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	9	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	8	$6,571.35	$7,872.50
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	5	$7,737.00	$8,008.00
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	3	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3	$787.88	$22,680.00
Vallejo, CA	3	$1,729.80	$22,680.00
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	2	$910.35	$11,795.18
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1	$23,698.06	$23,698.06
Fresno, CA	1	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
Modesto, CA	1	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
Ontario, CA	1	$8,008.00	$8,008.00
Richmond, CA	1	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
Redding, CA	1	$7,737.00	$7,737.00
Salinas, CA	1	$1,575.00	$1,575.00
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1	$22,680.00	$22,680.00
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	1	$2,563.00	$2,563.00

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.