Appendectomy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $512.40 to $22,351.37, with a median of $4,725.37. The lowest price is at Sabine Medical Center (Many). The highest price is 43.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,725.37, is 39% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Louisiana ranks 9th 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$512.40Sabine Medical Center
Median$4,725.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$4,212.97vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center lowest Many · Many, LA LAP APPENDECTOMY | $512.40 | $1,708.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $951.30 | $1,359.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,160.88 | $8,292.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,211.20 | $2,018.66 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,412.60 | $10,090.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $1,502.40 | $5,008.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA APPENDECTOMY LAPAROSCOPY | $1,507.50 | $2,010.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $1,543.04 | $9,644.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $2,288.25 | $8,475.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $3,565.71 | $15,503.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $4,133.25 | $8,794.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA LAP APPENDECTOMY | $4,625.25 | $13,603.68 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Appendix Using an Endoscope | $4,825.48 | $21,934.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $4,877.78 | $18,760.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $5,294.38 | $20,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $5,365.80 | $12,195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $5,499.66 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $5,701.64 | $20,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $5,824.27 | $8,402.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $7,385.05 | $32,108.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $7,934.81 | $23,337.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $8,839.47 | $42,092.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $9,326.40 | $29,145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $9,799.80 | $16,333.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $10,023.38 | $50,116.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $12,991.07 | $59,050.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 10 | $1,160.88 | $1,915.64 |
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $1,502.40 | $6,131.42 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $4,133.25 | $5,365.80 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $1,507.50 | $3,565.71 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $5,294.38 | $5,498.01 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $10,023.38 | $10,023.38 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $1,211.20 | $1,211.20 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $9,799.80 | $9,799.80 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $7,934.81 | $7,934.81 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $512.40 | $512.40 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $4,625.25 | $4,625.25 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $951.30 | $951.30 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,160.88 | $1,160.88 |
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
- Iowa$4,030.82
- Kansas$4,683.60
- Kentucky$10,468.60
- 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.