Laparoscopy appendectomy (CPT 44970)
44970 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
55 of 309 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out. We never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Pueblo, CO | $533.30 | $1,333.25 | $6,377.33 | 0.1× |
| Foothills Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Boulder, CO | $596 | $1,192 | $6,448.11 | 0.1× |
| Lakeside Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Belle Glade, FL | $600 | $3,006 | $6,313.22 | 0.1× |
| Johnson County Healthcare Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Buffalo, WY | $644.32 | $644.32 | $6,176.47 | 0.1× |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Bonifay, FL | $714.60 | $1,588 | $6,313.22 | 0.1× |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Cortez, CO | $788 | $1,575 | $6,377.33 | 0.1× |
| Regional West Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Scottsbluff, NE | $799.95 | $1,333.25 | $6,277.64 | 0.1× |
| Family Health West Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Fruita, CO | $833.70 | $1,191 | $6,377.33 | 0.1× |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Chipley, FL | $844.80 | $1,056 | $6,313.22 | 0.1× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Walsenburg, CO | $930.60 | $1,034 | $6,377.33 | 0.1× |
| Prowers Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Lamar, CO | $1,032.60 | $1,721 | $6,377.33 | 0.2× |
| Montrose Regional Health likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Montrose, CO | $1,200.75 | $1,601 | $6,377.33 | 0.2× |
| Sublette County Health likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Pinedale, WY | $1,287 | $1,430 | $6,176.47 | 0.2× |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Hialeah, FL | $1,400.21 | $2,000.30 | $6,313.22 | 0.2× |
| Larkin Community Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
South Miami, FL | $1,400.21 | $2,000.30 | $6,313.22 | 0.2× |
| Estes Park Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Estes Park, CO | $1,515 | $2,020 | $6,377.33 | 0.2× |
| Star Valley Medical Center likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Afton, WY | $1,700.30 | $2,429 | $6,176.47 | 0.3× |
| Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital likely a partial charge, not the full procedure |
Burlington, CO | $1,706.17 | $2,007.26 | $6,377.33 | 0.3× |
| St. John's Medical Center unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure |
Jackson, WY | $2,097.50 | $2,097.50 | $6,176.47 | 0.3× |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure |
Sheridan, WY | $2,251.60 | $2,814.50 | $6,176.47 | 0.4× |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure |
Rawlins, WY | $2,470.50 | $3,294 | $6,176.47 | 0.4× |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure |
Madison, FL | $2,541 | $5,082 | $6,313.22 | 0.4× |
| Aspen Valley Hospital | Aspen, CO | $3,594 | $3,594 | $6,377.33 | 0.6× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $3,676 | $3,676 | $6,176.47‡ | 0.6× |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County | Douglas, WY | $3,878.85 | $6,805 | $6,176.47 | 0.6× |
| Powell Valley Healthcare | Powell, WY | $3,921.39 | $4,613.40 | $6,176.47 | 0.6× |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital | Perry, FL | $4,031.20 | $10,078 | $6,313.22 | 0.6× |
| Cody Regional Health | Cody, WY | $4,331.60 | $5,096 | $6,176.47 | 0.7× |
| South Lincoln Medical Center | Kemmerer, WY | $4,472.15 | $5,962.86 | $6,176.47 | 0.7× |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital | Holyoke, CO | $4,787.20 | $5,984 | $6,377.33 | 0.8× |
| Grand River Medical Center | Rifle, CO | $4,917 | $9,834 | $6,377.33 | 0.8× |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital | Thermopolis, WY | $6,341 | $6,341 | $6,176.47 | 1.0× |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction | Grand Junction, CO | $7,229.60 | $12,910 | $6,377.33 | 1.1× |
| UF Health Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $7,901.30 | $14,366 | $6,313.22 | 1.3× |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison, CO | $9,919.92 | $11,670.50 | $6,377.33 | 1.6× |
| Desoto Memorial Hospital | Arcadia, FL | $9,988.30 | $19,976.61 | $6,313.22 | 1.6× |
| Hendry Regional Medical Center | Clewiston, FL | $10,256.60 | $10,256.60 | $6,313.22 | 1.6× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $10,392.72 | $12,990.89 | $6,377.33 | 1.6× |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral, FL | $10,398.82 | $51,994.12 | $6,313.22 | 1.6× |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers, FL | $11,046.18 | $55,230.92 | $6,313.22 | 1.7× |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center | Fort Myers, FL | $11,216.99 | $56,084.96 | $6,313.22 | 1.8× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $12,727.50 | $31,818.76 | $6,073.08 | 2.1× |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center | Milton, FL | $13,497.45 | $89,983.01 | $6,313.22 | 2.1× |
| Valley View Hospital | Glenwood Springs, CO | $15,939.20 | $18,752 | $6,377.33 | 2.5× |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | Crestview, FL | $17,431.15 | $96,839.72 | $6,313.22 | 2.8× |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Stuart, FL | $21,806.20 | $33,548 | $6,313.22 | 3.5× |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach, FL | $21,806.20 | $33,548 | $6,313.22 | 3.5× |
| Lower Keys Medical Center | Key West, FL | $21,914.59 | $81,165.16 | $6,313.22 | 3.5× |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples, FL | $24,030.12 | $114,429.13 | $6,313.22 | 3.8× |
| Tallahassee Memorial Hospital | Tallahassee, FL | $25,441.32 | $36,344.75 | $6,313.22 | 4.0× |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $42,093.94 | — | $6,313.22 | 6.7× |
| Pioneers Medical Center | Meeker, CO | — | $10,117 | $6,377.33 | — |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Center | Rock Springs, WY | — | $13,312.70 | $6,176.47 | — |
| North Big Horn Hospital District | Lovell, WY | — | $23,149.10 | $6,176.47 | — |
| North Walton Doctors Hospital | Defuniak Springs, FL | — | $75,757.06 | $6,313.22 | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list; no outpatient price posted.