Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 North Dakota Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $790.50 to $1,037.61, with a median of $955.26. The lowest price is at St. Alexius Medical Center (Bismarck). The highest price is 1.3× 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$790.50St. Alexius Medical Center
Median$955.26half pay less
Highest$1,037.61in North Dakota
Lowest saves$164.76vs the median

Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
St. Alexius Medical Center lowest Bismarck · Bismarck, ND PC LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY $790.50 $1,550.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND LAP APPENDECTOMY SC OR PF $955.26 $1,647.00 Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND LAP APPENDECTOMY SUR PF $1,037.61 $1,647.00 Feb 28, 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
Bismarck, ND 1 $790.50 $790.50
Dickinson, ND 1 $1,037.61 $1,037.61
Williston, ND 1 $955.26 $955.26

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.