Appendectomy cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $609.00 to $27,595.57, with a median of $8,484.45. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 45.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,484.45, is 10% above the US median of $7,737.00.
- Michigan ranks 24th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 25 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$609.00University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$8,484.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27,595.57in Michigan
Lowest saves$7,875.45vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $609.00 | $1,218.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $609.00 | $1,218.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $609.00 | $1,218.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI LAPAROSC APPENDECTOMY-PhHOS | $925.60 | $1,157.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL APPENDECTOMY | $968.80 | $1,211.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $980.25 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $993.32 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $1,019.46 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI ROBO PROF LAP APPENDECTOMY | $1,976.00 | $1,976.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $8,312.83 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $8,312.83 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $8,656.36 | $14,427.27 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $9,369.73 | $18,739.46 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $10,995.08 | $21,990.15 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $12,297.55 | $24,595.09 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $12,344.89 | $24,689.77 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $12,587.58 | $25,175.16 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $13,008.77 | $26,017.53 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $13,142.43 | $26,284.85 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $13,542.14 | $27,084.27 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $15,734.85 | $31,469.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $27,595.57 | $45,992.61 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 6 | $8,312.83 | $12,442.56 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $609.00 | $609.00 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $8,484.45 | $18,040.01 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $10,995.08 | $10,995.08 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $1,019.46 | $1,019.46 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $993.32 | $993.32 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $13,008.77 | $13,008.77 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $609.00 | $609.00 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $1,976.00 | $1,976.00 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $980.25 | $980.25 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $8,656.36 | $8,656.36 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $12,344.89 | $12,344.89 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $925.60 | $925.60 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $9,369.73 | $9,369.73 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $968.80 | $968.80 |
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
- Louisiana$4,725.37
- Maine$1,618.89, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,459.82, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,183.54
- 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.