Appendectomy cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $850.02 to $10,742.62, with a median of $4,048.62. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,048.62, is 48% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Minnesota ranks 6th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$850.02Lakewood Health System
Median$4,048.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,742.62in Minnesota
Lowest saves$3,198.60vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $850.02 | $1,371.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY | $976.00 | $1,525.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS APPENDECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPY | $1,027.84 | $1,606.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,037.25 | $1,383.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL APPENDECTOMY | $1,201.07 | $1,559.82 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,267.50 | $1,950.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN LAPROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,903.08 | $5,497.30 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $4,048.62 | $4,819.78 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy | $4,345.38 | $16,713.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy | $5,281.38 | $8,658.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $6,680.18 | $12,675.86 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $7,100.83 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $8,310.46 | $15,769.38 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 44970 LAP SURGICAL APPENDECTOMY | $9,430.92 | $13,869.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $10,742.62 | $13,053.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $4,345.38 | $6,680.18 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,027.84 | $4,064.34 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,267.50 | $1,267.50 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $4,048.62 | $4,048.62 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,903.08 | $3,903.08 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,201.07 | $1,201.07 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $976.00 | $976.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,037.25 | $1,037.25 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $5,281.38 | $5,281.38 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $850.02 | $850.02 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $10,742.62 | $10,742.62 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $9,430.92 | $9,430.92 |
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
- Michigan$8,484.45
- 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.