44970 (CPT) by state — Price Transparency

CPT · across United States

44970 — Laparoscopy Appendectomy

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$6,030 National median

$2,860 – $8,987 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,900 hospitals filing

53 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for 44970 (CPT), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
FL	$9,962	$5,856	$13,425
NC	$8,795	$5,473	$8,812
ID	$8,656	$5,708	$12,145
SD	$7,973	$5,888	$14,827
CA	$7,737	$3,012	$9,634
MA	$7,245	$4,916	$8,269
OR	$7,197	$2,065	$13,320
WI	$7,094	$6,874	$10,617
DE	$7,056	$6,533	$10,113
WA	$7,013	$1,458	$12,697
HI	$6,916	$2,791	$7,436
NJ	$6,770	$6,375	$8,450
RI	$6,757	$5,780	$9,703
IL	$6,478	$4,743	$9,835
TX	$6,391	$5,284	$9,620
VA	$6,362	$5,604	$12,572
MS	$6,331	$4,782	$9,606
NM	$6,284	$4,020	$13,365
WV	$6,110	$5,341	$7,273
SC	$6,045	$4,927	$13,037
GA	$6,042	$1,600	$7,731
OK	$5,954	$3,125	$12,711
MO	$5,940	$1,976	$8,228
MT	$5,888	$911	$7,654
PA	$5,866	$2,856	$7,405
AK	$5,863	$3,061	$11,677
ND	$5,834	$1,351	$10,093
MD	$5,709	$2,292	$7,927
AL	$5,708	$5,210	$7,393
ME	$5,698	$1,438	$9,453
OH	$5,605	$3,711	$8,937
KY	$5,554	$2,684	$8,282
NE	$5,524	$1,497	$7,620
CT	$5,498	$2,471	$10,352
AR	$5,484	$2,008	$6,979
DC	$5,379	$4,179	$6,973
TN	$5,351	$2,972	$7,198
AZ	$5,141	$3,669	$6,766
KS	$5,121	$1,010	$6,715
CO	$4,529	$1,363	$6,797
NY	$4,349	$886	$7,449
NV	$4,148	$2,626	$6,608
LA	$3,614	$1,658	$7,933
MI	$3,377	$700	$6,024
MN	$3,276	$3,138	$3,276
WY	$2,521	$1,454	$4,514
IA	$2,025	$870	$6,176
IN	$1,905	$673	$12,602
UT	$1,455	$474	$6,524
VT	$1,332	$738	$5,597
NH	$1,238	$576	$6,539
PR	$847	$566	$1,242
AS	$753	$324	$7,556

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

FL	$9,962	$5,856	$13,425	$67	$986,568	146	247	5,743
NC	$8,795	$5,473	$8,812	$449	$39,010	55	122	1,592
ID	$8,656	$5,708	$12,145	$99	$38,592	29	129	1,173
SD	$7,973	$5,888	$14,827	$26	$29,642	18	127	709
CA	$7,737	$3,012	$9,634	$17	$69,550	233	944	9,920
MA	$7,245	$4,916	$8,269	$317	$44,879	32	203	947
OR	$7,197	$2,065	$13,320	$15	$52,154	41	390	2,206
WI	$7,094	$6,874	$10,617	$72	$44,239	95	377	5,023
DE	$7,056	$6,533	$10,113	$581	$31,536	6	13	41
WA	$7,013	$1,458	$12,697	$51	$51,153	61	188	2,302
HI	$6,916	$2,791	$7,436	$29	$24,500	14	25	309
NJ	$6,770	$6,375	$8,450	$21	$81,772	52	267	4,413
RI	$6,757	$5,780	$9,703	$536	$45,290	7	44	190
IL	$6,478	$4,743	$9,835	$217	$72,653	101	376	5,176
TX	$6,391	$5,284	$9,620	$158	$104,026	279	566	10,004
VA	$6,362	$5,604	$12,572	$600	$34,283	64	99	2,013
MS	$6,331	$4,782	$9,606	$50	$104,192	40	305	1,497
NM	$6,284	$4,020	$13,365	$344	$70,332	22	104	457
WV	$6,110	$5,341	$7,273	$157	$46,786	21	108	817
SC	$6,045	$4,927	$13,037	$28	$50,000	49	78	1,099
GA	$6,042	$1,600	$7,731	$147	$50,000	71	141	2,349
OK	$5,954	$3,125	$12,711	$262	$116,427	51	186	1,096
MO	$5,940	$1,976	$8,228	$147	$124,006	54	252	3,206
MT	$5,888	$911	$7,654	$155	$17,007	21	234	715
PA	$5,866	$2,856	$7,405	$40	$61,126	105	203	4,172
AK	$5,863	$3,061	$11,677	$72	$60,915	9	46	117
ND	$5,834	$1,351	$10,093	$343	$22,135	14	41	216
MD	$5,709	$2,292	$7,927	$1,085	$10,732	2 ⚠ thin data	18	30
AL	$5,708	$5,210	$7,393	$17	$158,197	47	249	1,415
ME	$5,698	$1,438	$9,453	$84	$36,634	29	34	383
OH	$5,605	$3,711	$8,937	$85	$65,465	108	321	2,886
KY	$5,554	$2,684	$8,282	$3	$34,471	51	110	1,400
NE	$5,524	$1,497	$7,620	$3	$33,880	38	125	1,396
CT	$5,498	$2,471	$10,352	$917	$28,632	22	27	384
AR	$5,484	$2,008	$6,979	$114	$47,624	43	289	1,693
DC	$5,379	$4,179	$6,973	$2,820	$41,665	2 ⚠ thin data	6	14
TN	$5,351	$2,972	$7,198	$167	$58,092	77	242	4,192
AZ	$5,141	$3,669	$6,766	$80	$76,111	58	479	2,320
KS	$5,121	$1,010	$6,715	$75	$41,553	65	299	1,689
CO	$4,529	$1,363	$6,797	$164	$26,892	66	202	1,961
NY	$4,349	$886	$7,449	$55	$80,303	123	449	9,798
NV	$4,148	$2,626	$6,608	$363	$26,822	23	248	923
LA	$3,614	$1,658	$7,933	$81	$17,881	48	152	2,033
MI	$3,377	$700	$6,024	$195	$43,770	93	421	3,199
MN	$3,276	$3,138	$3,276	$55	$50,000	88	356	5,026
WY	$2,521	$1,454	$4,514	$84	$25,370	18	85	226
IA	$2,025	$870	$6,176	$20	$18,837	68	240	2,033
IN	$1,905	$673	$12,602	$30	$83,618	68	335	3,519
UT	$1,455	$474	$6,524	$363	$26,552	39	144	1,663
VT	$1,332	$738	$5,597	$280	$8,820	10	43	257
NH	$1,238	$576	$6,539	$155	$60,530	15	95	680
PR	$847	$566	$1,242	$350	$4,662	5	27	49
AS	$753	$324	$7,556	$324	$7,556	1 ⚠ thin data	1	9