Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Oregon Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Oregon

In Oregon, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $553.80 to $14,967.92, with a median of $1,654.40. The lowest price is at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City (Baker City). The highest price is 27.0× 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$553.80Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City
Median$1,654.40half pay less
Highest$14,967.92in Oregon
Lowest saves$1,100.60vs the median

Hospitals in Oregon, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City lowest Baker City · Baker City, OR HC Appendectomy Laparoscopy Surgical (Restricted Method II CAH) $553.80 $852.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,111.50 $1,710.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,111.50 $1,710.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,111.50 $1,710.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,111.50 $1,710.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton · Salem, OR PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,111.50 $1,710.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE $1,166.75 $1,795.00 —
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Albany General Hospital Albany · Albany, OR PC LAPAROSCOPY/APPENDECTOMY $1,654.40 $2,068.00 Jan 31, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis · Corvallis, OR PC LAPAROSCOPY/APPENDECTOMY $1,654.40 $2,068.00 Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City · Newport, OR PC LAPAROSCOPY/APPENDECTOMY $1,654.40 $2,068.00 Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon · Albany, OR PC LAPAROSCOPY/APPENDECTOMY $1,654.40 $2,068.00 Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport · Newport, OR PC LAPAROSCOPY/APPENDECTOMY $1,654.40 $2,068.00 Jan 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, OR-ID PR Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy $1,713.37 — Mar 31, 2026
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Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay · Coos Bay-North Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $1,722.33 $2,296.44 Feb 23, 2026
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Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River · Hood River, OR HC PR 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY $1,755.75 $2,341.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside · Astoria, OR HC PR 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY $1,755.75 $2,341.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Blue Mountain Hospital John Day · John Day, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $2,031.75 $2,709.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Lake Health District Lakeview · Lakeview, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $11,530.25 $13,565.00 Jun 19, 2026
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Sacred Heart-Riverbend Springfield · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE $14,460.55 $22,247.00 —
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St. Charles Bend Bend · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $14,967.92 $18,709.90 Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Madras Madras · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $14,967.92 $18,709.90 Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Prineville Prineville · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $14,967.92 $18,709.90 Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Redmond Redmond · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope $14,967.92 $18,709.90 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
Bend, OR 4 $14,967.92 $14,967.92
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 4 $1,111.50 $1,111.50
Albany, OR 2 $1,654.40 $1,654.40
Eugene-Springfield, OR 2 $1,166.75 $7,813.65
Newport, OR 2 $1,654.40 $1,654.40
Astoria, OR 1 $1,755.75 $1,755.75
Baker City, OR 1 $553.80 $553.80
Coos Bay-North Bend, OR 1 $1,722.33 $1,722.33
Corvallis, OR 1 $1,654.40 $1,654.40
Hood River, OR 1 $1,755.75 $1,755.75
John Day, OR 1 $2,031.75 $2,031.75
Lakeview, OR 1 $11,530.25 $11,530.25
Ontario, OR-ID 1 $1,713.37 $1,713.37
Salem, OR 1 $1,111.50 $1,111.50

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.