Removal of appendix using an endoscope (CPT 44970) cost: prices at 33 hospitals

33 of 118 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×
Johnson County Healthcare Center likely a partial charge — not the full procedure	Buffalo, WY	$644.32	$644.32	$6,176.47	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×
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×
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×
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×
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×
Gunnison Valley Hospital	Gunnison, CO	$9,919.92	$11,670.50	$6,377.33	1.6×
Middle Park Medical Center	Kremmling, CO	$10,392.72	$12,990.89	$6,377.33	1.6×
Parkland Memorial Hospital	Dallas, TX	$12,727.50	$31,818.76	$6,073.08	2.1×
Valley View Hospital	Glenwood Springs, CO	$15,939.20	$18,752	$6,377.33	2.5×
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	—

"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.