Appendectomy cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $558.60 to $40,140.31, with a median of $14,251.44. The lowest price is at Pulaski Memorial Hospital (Winamac). The highest price is 71.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $14,251.44, is 84% above the US median of $7,737.00.
- Indiana ranks 34th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$558.60Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Median$14,251.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$40,140.31in Indiana
Lowest saves$13,692.84vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital lowest Winamac · Winamac, IN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $558.60 | $798.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,051.05 | $1,501.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI LAPAROSCOPY , APPENDECTOMY | $4,915.30 | $7,562.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $6,031.20 | $10,052.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN Laparoscopy appendectomy | $6,364.00 | $15,723.12 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $7,613.95 | $36,605.53 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $8,699.58 | $37,660.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $9,807.49 | $38,013.52 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $10,079.81 | $39,684.30 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $10,775.01 | $50,586.88 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $13,958.06 | $51,696.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $14,218.30 | $64,336.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $14,284.58 | $39,901.07 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $16,092.46 | $67,051.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $18,680.69 | $88,955.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Laparoscopy appendectomy | $20,246.17 | $28,923.10 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $21,223.74 | $78,606.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $21,821.70 | $72,739.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $23,694.41 | $71,801.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $24,748.05 | $30,935.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $25,751.98 | $95,377.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $29,300.26 | $122,084.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $33,090.39 | $66,180.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $40,140.31 | $44,600.35 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 5 | $9,807.49 | $13,958.06 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $16,092.46 | $21,522.72 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 4 | $1,051.05 | $9,389.70 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $7,613.95 | $15,654.18 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $24,748.05 | $24,748.05 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $20,246.17 | $20,246.17 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $6,031.20 | $6,031.20 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $14,218.30 | $14,218.30 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $33,090.39 | $33,090.39 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $4,915.30 | $4,915.30 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $558.60 | $558.60 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $18,680.69 | $18,680.69 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What appendectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy explained.
Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) in other states
- Alabama$14,961.68
- Alaska$6,136.26, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$14,884.04
- Arkansas$5,543.95
- California$8,168.45
- Colorado$7,536.32
- Connecticut$3,485.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$7,287.90, 1 hospital
- Florida$11,216.99
- Georgia$10,651.00
- Hawaii$8,815.80
- Idaho$8,070.00
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Iowa$4,030.82
- Kansas$4,683.60
- Kentucky$10,468.60
- Louisiana$4,725.37
- Maine$1,618.89, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,459.82, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,183.54
- Michigan$8,484.45
- Minnesota$4,048.62
- Mississippi$5,202.24
- Missouri$6,736.51
- Montana$1,376.80
- Nebraska$4,030.82
- Nevada$6,672.70
- New Hampshire$6,643.90, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$13,701.41
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$6,395.20
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$2,214.10
- Oregon$11,530.25
- Pennsylvania$10,429.29
- Puerto Rico$1,250.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$9,455.56, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$18,643.74
- South Dakota$12,716.00
- Tennessee$3,430.24
- Texas$7,083.76
- Utah$6,435.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,790.66, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$17,536.05
- Washington$7,777.50
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wisconsin$4,257.77
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.