Appendectomy cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $2,357.04 to $25,149.60, with a median of $17,536.05. The lowest price is at Dickenson Community Hospital (Clintwood) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $17,536.05, is 127% above the US median of $7,737.00.
- Virginia ranks 38th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Oct 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,357.04Dickenson Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$17,536.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$25,149.60in Virginia
Lowest saves$15,179.01vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickenson Community Hospital lowest Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,357.04 | $10,248.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital lowest Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,357.04 | $10,248.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,401.65 | $16,011.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,401.65 | $16,011.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,401.65 | $16,011.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC LAPROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $2,401.65 | $16,011.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $5,555.65 | $7,407.53 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $15,081.28 | $37,703.19 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $15,332.81 | $38,332.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $17,423.86 | $29,039.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $17,648.24 | $44,120.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $19,465.42 | $32,442.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $20,009.97 | $33,349.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $20,739.67 | $51,849.17 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $20,973.79 | $34,956.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $21,615.95 | $36,026.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $21,784.68 | $36,307.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $22,287.60 | $55,719.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $22,677.98 | $37,796.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $25,149.60 | $62,874.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $20,009.97 | $21,700.32 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 3 | $17,423.86 | $19,465.42 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $2,401.65 | $2,401.65 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $20,739.67 | $20,739.67 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $2,357.04 | $2,357.04 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $22,287.60 | $22,287.60 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $17,648.24 | $17,648.24 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $5,555.65 | $5,555.65 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $2,401.65 | $2,401.65 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $2,401.65 | $2,401.65 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $2,401.65 | $2,401.65 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $25,149.60 | $25,149.60 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $2,357.04 | $2,357.04 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $15,332.81 | $15,332.81 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $15,081.28 | $15,081.28 |
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
- Oregon$11,530.25
- 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
- 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.