Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Mississippi Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Mississippi

In Mississippi, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $3,430.24 to $20,838.35, with a median of $12,134.30. The lowest price is at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital (Olive Branch). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$3,430.24Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
Median$12,134.30half pay less
Highest$20,838.35in Mississippi
Lowest saves$8,704.06vs the median

Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $3,430.24 $15,592.00 —
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River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY $20,838.35 $115,768.60 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Jackson, MS 1 $20,838.35 $20,838.35
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1 $3,430.24 $3,430.24

What it is

A laparoscopic appendectomy removes the appendix through several small cuts using a camera and instruments. It is the usual treatment for appendicitis and is most often done as urgent surgery.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia, the pathology exam of the appendix and any emergency room visit, CT scan or hospital stay are billed separately.

Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.