Appendectomy cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $654.00 to $28,934.78, with a median of $6,736.51. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 44.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,736.51, is 13% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Missouri ranks 16th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$654.00Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$6,736.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$28,934.78in Missouri
Lowest saves$6,082.51vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO LAPAROSCOPY,SURG,APPENDECTOMY | $654.00 | $1,308.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, MO Appendectomy Laparoscopic | $1,376.25 | $1,835.00 | Jul 7, 2024 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,697.10 | $2,828.50 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO CL-LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY | $1,840.00 | $1,840.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,379.00 | $3,172.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $4,039.81 | $6,733.02 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Laparoscopy Appendectomy | $6,025.00 | $8,169.19 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $6,695.00 | $10,300.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Laparoscopy appendectomy | $6,736.51 | $26,946.05 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,278.60 | $9,098.25 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY-EC | $7,317.60 | $12,196.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Laparoscopy appendectomy | $8,025.89 | $26,752.96 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $9,024.35 | $12,891.93 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $10,419.75 | $23,155.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $16,259.01 | $67,745.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $19,243.55 | $71,272.39 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $28,934.78 | $137,784.68 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $6,695.00 | $6,695.00 |
| Carrollton, MO | 1 | $1,376.25 | $1,376.25 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $4,039.81 | $4,039.81 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $7,317.60 | $7,317.60 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $1,697.10 | $1,697.10 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $1,840.00 | $1,840.00 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $6,025.00 | $6,025.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $16,259.01 | $16,259.01 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $19,243.55 | $19,243.55 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $10,419.75 | $10,419.75 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $8,025.89 | $8,025.89 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $28,934.78 | $28,934.78 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $9,024.35 | $9,024.35 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $654.00 | $654.00 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $2,379.00 | $2,379.00 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $6,736.51 | $6,736.51 |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $7,278.60 | $7,278.60 |
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
- Minnesota$4,048.62
- Mississippi$5,202.24
- 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.