Appendectomy cost in Oregon
In Oregon, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,328.80 to $14,967.92, with a median of $11,530.25. The lowest price is at Columbia Memorial Hospital (Astoria). The highest price is 11.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $11,530.25, is 49% above the US median of $7,737.00.
- Oregon ranks 31st of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Oregon law (ORS 442.614) requires nonprofit hospitals to cut what patients owe for medically necessary care by 100% for household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, and by at least 75%, 50% or 25% up to 400%. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance application. Other states' laws.
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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,328.80Columbia Memorial Hospital
Median$11,530.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,967.92in Oregon
Lowest saves$10,201.45vs the median
Hospitals in Oregon, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria · Astoria, OR Laparoscopy Surgical Appendectomy Charge | $1,328.80 | $1,661.00 | Jan 5, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River · Hood River, OR HC PR 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $1,755.75 | $2,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside · Astoria, OR HC PR 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $1,755.75 | $2,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coquille Valley Hospital Coquille · Coos Bay-North Bend, OR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; SURGERY, FACILITY FEE | $3,493.72 | $4,991.03 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,059.00 | $10,860.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health District Lakeview · Lakeview, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $11,530.25 | $13,565.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart-Riverbend Springfield · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $14,460.55 | $22,247.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Charles Bend Bend · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $14,967.92 | $18,709.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Charles Madras Madras · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $14,967.92 | $18,709.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Charles Prineville Prineville · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $14,967.92 | $18,709.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Charles Redmond Redmond · Bend, OR Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $14,967.92 | $18,709.90 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend, OR | 4 | $14,967.92 | $14,967.92 |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $1,328.80 | $1,542.28 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 2 | $7,059.00 | $10,759.78 |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $3,493.72 | $3,493.72 |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $1,755.75 | $1,755.75 |
| Lakeview, OR | 1 | $11,530.25 | $11,530.25 |
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
- 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$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
- 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.