Appendectomy cost in Washington
In Washington, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $962.54 to $45,961.95, with a median of $7,777.50. The lowest price is at Lourdes Health (Pasco). The highest price is 47.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,777.50, is about the same as the US median of $7,737.00.
- Washington ranks 21st of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$962.54Lourdes Health
Median$7,777.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$45,961.95in Washington
Lowest saves$6,814.96vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes Health lowest Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $962.54 | $2,406.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 44970 Laparoscopy, surgical, appendectomy | $1,199.25 | $1,845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $1,207.00 | $1,420.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $3,687.20 | $4,609.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,102.15 | $6,311.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $6,188.00 | $8,840.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA LAPAROSCOPY,SURGICAL, APPENDECTOMY -FAC | $7,777.50 | $15,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $10,870.60 | $16,724.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $15,342.36 | $15,342.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $17,119.70 | $26,338.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $19,650.80 | $30,232.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $28,586.44 | $40,837.77 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $45,961.95 | — | Mar 31, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $7,777.50 | $28,586.44 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $17,119.70 | $17,119.70 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $4,102.15 | $4,102.15 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $962.54 | $962.54 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $19,650.80 | $19,650.80 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,687.20 | $3,687.20 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $10,870.60 | $10,870.60 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $6,188.00 | $6,188.00 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $15,342.36 | $15,342.36 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,199.25 | $1,199.25 |
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$4,363.02
- 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
- Virginia$17,536.05
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wisconsin$4,516.33
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.