Appendectomy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,065.60 to $15,292.50, with a median of $4,030.82. The lowest price is at Rawford County Memorial Hospital (Denison). The highest price is 14.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,030.82, is 48% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Iowa ranks 4th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,065.60Rawford County Memorial Hospital
Median$4,030.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,292.50in Iowa
Lowest saves$2,965.22vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital lowest Denison · Denison, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,065.60 | $1,332.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,290.40 | $1,613.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,292.00 | $1,615.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $1,662.58 | $1,714.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $1,744.00 | $1,744.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC LAPAROSCOPY APENDECTOMY | $4,030.82 | $9,374.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $5,607.00 | $7,009.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $7,632.30 | $13,390.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY | $8,622.00 | $13,264.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $10,361.22 | $15,464.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $10,695.20 | $13,369.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $15,292.50 | $20,390.00 | Sep 2, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $1,292.00 | $1,744.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $1,710.60 | $2,870.71 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $1,290.40 | $1,290.40 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $10,361.22 | $10,361.22 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $1,065.60 | $1,065.60 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $15,292.50 | $15,292.50 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $5,607.00 | $5,607.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $10,695.20 | $10,695.20 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $1,662.58 | $1,662.58 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $7,632.30 | $7,632.30 |
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
- Indiana$14,251.44
- 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.