Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 South Carolina Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $7,822.20 to $25,398.15, with a median of $18,592.33. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 3.2× 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$7,822.20Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$18,592.33half pay less
Highest$25,398.15in South Carolina
Lowest saves$10,770.13vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY $7,822.20 $13,037.00 —
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Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $15,556.50 $25,927.50 —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $18,540.92 $30,901.53 —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $18,643.74 $31,072.90 —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $19,852.55 $33,087.58 —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Laparoscopic Appendectomy $25,398.15 $42,330.25 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 4 $15,556.50 $18,592.33
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $19,852.55 $19,852.55
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $7,822.20 $7,822.20

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.