Surgery and procedures CPT 44970 Vermont Outpatient

Appendectomy cost in Vermont

In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $825.51 to $2,410.00, with a median of $1,281.60. The lowest price is at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro). The highest price is 2.9× 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$825.51Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Median$1,281.60half pay less
Highest$2,410.00in Vermont
Lowest saves$456.09vs the median

Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital lowest Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy $825.51 $1,179.30 Dec 29, 2025
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APP $874.83 $1,249.75 —
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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY ~P $908.25 $1,211.00 —
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North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 44970 LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY ProFee $1,281.60 $1,602.00 —
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Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,320.00 $1,320.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $1,531.07 $1,531.07 Apr 28, 2026
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY $2,410.00 $2,410.00 Apr 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
Barre, VT 1 $1,531.07 $1,531.07
Bennington, VT 1 $874.83 $874.83
Brattleboro, VT 1 $825.51 $825.51
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $2,410.00 $2,410.00
Middlebury, VT 1 $1,320.00 $1,320.00
Newport, VT 1 $1,281.60 $1,281.60
St. Johnsbury, VT 1 $908.25 $908.25

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.