Appendectomy cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,108.35 to $23,798.68, with a median of $6,395.20. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 21.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,395.20, is 17% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- North Carolina ranks 12th 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 Oct 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,108.35Duke University Hospital + 1 more
Median$6,395.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,798.68in North Carolina
Lowest saves$5,286.85vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Laparoscopy Appendectomy | $1,108.35 | $4,105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Laparoscopy Appendectomy | $1,108.35 | $4,105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $3,105.00 | $5,175.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,141.80 | $6,903.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $6,395.20 | $15,988.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $11,653.27 | $29,133.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $15,980.35 | $39,950.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $19,010.00 | $47,525.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $23,798.68 | $59,496.71 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $1,108.35 | $1,108.35 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $23,798.68 | $23,798.68 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $4,141.80 | $4,141.80 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $11,653.27 | $11,653.27 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $6,395.20 | $6,395.20 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $1,108.35 | $1,108.35 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $15,980.35 | $15,980.35 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $19,010.00 | $19,010.00 |
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$14,801.45
- 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
- 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$11,533.41
- New York$6,904.15
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$4,902.39
- 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$8,529.30
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wisconsin$4,257.77
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.