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).

$6,072 National median

$2,888 – $9,105 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,951 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
MT	$12,151	$1,400	$29,598
FL	$9,611	$5,856	$13,229
NC	$8,795	$5,473	$8,812
ID	$8,079	$5,652	$12,105
SD	$7,973	$5,888	$14,827
CA	$7,737	$2,472	$9,634
MA	$7,245	$4,388	$8,974
OR	$7,197	$2,107	$13,550
WI	$7,094	$6,874	$10,617
DE	$7,056	$6,533	$10,113
WA	$7,000	$1,386	$12,574
HI	$6,916	$2,783	$7,436
NJ	$6,770	$6,375	$8,530
RI	$6,764	$5,780	$9,360
MS	$6,540	$4,802	$9,606
IL	$6,514	$4,860	$10,069
TX	$6,428	$5,342	$9,620
NM	$6,279	$4,221	$13,365
VA	$6,255	$5,607	$12,717
WV	$6,110	$5,721	$7,273
GA	$6,064	$1,671	$7,731
OK	$5,954	$2,884	$12,719
MO	$5,940	$1,976	$8,228
SC	$5,935	$4,788	$12,024
PA	$5,911	$2,680	$7,423
AK	$5,863	$3,061	$11,677
ND	$5,834	$1,384	$10,093
AL	$5,738	$5,249	$7,798
MD	$5,709	$2,292	$7,927
ME	$5,647	$1,227	$8,872
OH	$5,630	$3,711	$9,007
KY	$5,507	$2,568	$7,952
CT	$5,498	$2,471	$10,352
NE	$5,463	$1,481	$7,572
AR	$5,444	$2,008	$6,979
AZ	$5,419	$3,669	$6,774
DC	$5,379	$4,179	$6,973
TN	$5,345	$2,800	$6,923
KS	$5,184	$1,035	$6,715
CO	$4,626	$1,363	$6,797
NY	$4,562	$926	$7,510
NV	$4,491	$2,840	$6,642
MI	$3,595	$702	$6,024
MN	$3,276	$3,138	$3,276
LA	$3,250	$1,658	$7,837
WY	$2,521	$1,469	$4,514
IA	$2,025	$876	$6,176
IN	$1,905	$673	$12,377
UT	$1,455	$474	$6,481
NH	$1,238	$591	$6,700
VT	$975	$560	$5,548
PR	$847	$566	$1,242
AS	$753	$324	$7,556

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

MT	$12,151	$1,400	$29,598	$155	$31,954	21	234	1,014
FL	$9,611	$5,856	$13,229	$67	$986,568	150	257	5,961
NC	$8,795	$5,473	$8,812	$449	$39,010	56	122	1,614
ID	$8,079	$5,652	$12,105	$99	$38,592	30	131	1,201
SD	$7,973	$5,888	$14,827	$26	$29,642	18	127	709
CA	$7,737	$2,472	$9,634	$17	$69,550	238	982	10,421
MA	$7,245	$4,388	$8,974	$317	$50,000	33	209	1,076
OR	$7,197	$2,107	$13,550	$15	$52,154	41	391	2,256
WI	$7,094	$6,874	$10,617	$72	$44,239	96	383	5,105
DE	$7,056	$6,533	$10,113	$581	$31,536	6	13	41
WA	$7,000	$1,386	$12,574	$51	$51,153	63	192	2,336
HI	$6,916	$2,783	$7,436	$29	$24,500	14	25	330
NJ	$6,770	$6,375	$8,530	$21	$81,772	53	267	4,454
RI	$6,764	$5,780	$9,360	$536	$45,290	7	44	215
MS	$6,540	$4,802	$9,606	$50	$104,192	41	327	1,529
IL	$6,514	$4,860	$10,069	$217	$72,653	103	380	5,390
TX	$6,428	$5,342	$9,620	$158	$104,026	279	563	10,077
NM	$6,279	$4,221	$13,365	$344	$70,332	21	103	454
VA	$6,255	$5,607	$12,717	$600	$34,283	64	100	2,227
WV	$6,110	$5,721	$7,273	$157	$46,786	22	110	811
GA	$6,064	$1,671	$7,731	$147	$50,000	72	141	2,372
OK	$5,954	$2,884	$12,719	$262	$116,427	52	186	1,115
MO	$5,940	$1,976	$8,228	$147	$124,006	57	256	3,266
SC	$5,935	$4,788	$12,024	$28	$50,000	48	86	1,190
PA	$5,911	$2,680	$7,423	$40	$61,126	105	206	4,177
AK	$5,863	$3,061	$11,677	$72	$60,915	9	46	117
ND	$5,834	$1,384	$10,093	$343	$22,135	14	44	220
AL	$5,738	$5,249	$7,798	$17	$158,197	50	255	1,558
MD	$5,709	$2,292	$7,927	$1,085	$10,732	2 ⚠ thin data	18	30
ME	$5,647	$1,227	$8,872	$84	$36,634	29	34	381
OH	$5,630	$3,711	$9,007	$85	$65,465	109	325	2,886
KY	$5,507	$2,568	$7,952	$3	$38,941	53	111	1,432
CT	$5,498	$2,471	$10,352	$917	$28,632	22	27	384
NE	$5,463	$1,481	$7,572	$3	$33,880	38	126	1,408
AR	$5,444	$2,008	$6,979	$114	$47,624	43	289	1,711
AZ	$5,419	$3,669	$6,774	$80	$76,111	58	483	2,522
DC	$5,379	$4,179	$6,973	$2,820	$41,665	2 ⚠ thin data	6	14
TN	$5,345	$2,800	$6,923	$167	$58,092	78	237	4,286
KS	$5,184	$1,035	$6,715	$75	$41,553	65	301	1,733
CO	$4,626	$1,363	$6,797	$164	$26,892	66	207	1,904
NY	$4,562	$926	$7,510	$55	$80,303	131	477	10,117
NV	$4,491	$2,840	$6,642	$363	$26,822	25	249	925
MI	$3,595	$702	$6,024	$195	$43,770	93	425	3,184
MN	$3,276	$3,138	$3,276	$55	$50,000	88	357	5,031
LA	$3,250	$1,658	$7,837	$81	$30,684	54	165	2,125
WY	$2,521	$1,469	$4,514	$84	$25,370	18	83	224
IA	$2,025	$876	$6,176	$20	$19,818	70	243	2,118
IN	$1,905	$673	$12,377	$30	$83,618	70	337	3,548
UT	$1,455	$474	$6,481	$363	$26,552	39	145	1,742
NH	$1,238	$591	$6,700	$155	$60,530	16	95	690
VT	$975	$560	$5,548	$245	$8,820	10	45	306
PR	$847	$566	$1,242	$350	$4,662	5	27	49
AS	$753	$324	$7,556	$324	$7,556	1 ⚠ thin data	1	9