Appendectomy cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,072.74 to $9,259.09, with a median of $4,257.77. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 8.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,257.77, is 45% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Wisconsin ranks 7th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,072.74Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$4,257.77half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,259.09in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$3,185.03vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $1,072.74 | $1,882.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $1,638.82 | $2,996.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI LAPAROSCOPY,SURG, APPENDECTOMY | $2,395.65 | $2,395.65 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $3,048.00 | $9,525.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $3,771.32 | $6,734.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of appendix using an endoscope | $3,999.20 | $4,999.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $4,516.33 | $8,211.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $8,484.45 | $13,053.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $9,259.09 | $10,287.88 | Feb 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,072.74 | $3,771.32 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $8,484.45 | $8,871.77 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $1,638.82 | $1,638.82 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $3,999.20 | $3,999.20 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $2,395.65 | $2,395.65 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $3,771.32 | $3,771.32 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,048.00 | $3,048.00 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $8,484.45 | $8,484.45 |
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
- Virginia$17,536.05
- Washington$7,777.50
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.