▸ California · CPT 44970
Laparoscopic appendectomy in California
What California hospitals charge for laparoscopic appendectomy (CPT 44970). Rates sourced from federally-mandated machine-readable files.
Hospitals
32
Rate rows
968
Neg. median
$7,144.95
Min
$47.89
Max
$46,109
Cash median
$1,790.63
Across 32 California hospitals, the negotiated rate for Laparoscopic appendectomy ranges from $47.89 to $46,109, with a median of $7,144.95. The interquartile range is $1,028.66 to $9,069.51. Cash-pay patients typically pay $1,790.63; gross charges median $3,581.25.
By payer in California
Top 30 payers for Laparoscopic appendectomy in California.
| Payer | Hospitals | Rates | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 30 | 113 | $7,782.44 |
| Anthem BCBS | 28 | 109 | $6,411 |
| Medicare | 28 | 43 | $7,144.95 |
| Aetna | 27 | 54 | $6,446.31 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 26 | 44 | $6,049.19 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 23 | 78 | $10,901 |
| Medicaid | 22 | 70 | $701.43 |
| Humana | 20 | 22 | $6,487 |
| Cigna | 19 | 44 | $7,060.5 |
| Health Net | 11 | 39 | $7,737.45 |
| commercial | hill physicians | all plans | 5 | 5 | $7,144.95 |
| brand new day | 5 | 10 | $9,710.5 |
| First Health | 5 | 5 | $6,204 |
| traditional medi-cal | 5 | 5 | $391.98 |
| TRICARE | 5 | 8 | $7,737.45 |
| Molina | 5 | 15 | $7,737.45 |
| renal payer solutions | 4 | 4 | $7,737.45 |
| employer direct healthcare | 4 | 4 | $10,832 |
| imperial health plan of ca | 3 | 3 | $8,201.7 |
| commercial | connected care intel | all plans | 3 | 3 | $13,257 |
| naphcare | 3 | 4 | $11,993 |
| worker compensation | 3 | 3 | $10,193 |
| commercial | mhn | all plans | 3 | 3 | $7,726.01 |
| central health plan | 3 | 3 | $7,737.45 |
| Bright Health | 3 | 3 | $7,813.74 |
| imperial health plan | 2 | 2 | $8,201.7 |
| commercial | epic health | all plans | 2 | 2 | $8,429.81 |
| epic health plan | 2 | 2 | $7,737.45 |
| commercial | valley care ipa | all plans | 2 | 2 | $6,095.02 |
| commercial | sutter health | all plans | 2 | 2 | $24,158 |
Hospital comparison — Laparoscopic appendectomy in California
Sorted by lowest negotiated median rate. Up to 100 hospitals.