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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 29 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside$7,2080.9×42026-05-29
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$7,3820.9×42026-04-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$7,7761.0×12026-03-30
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$7,7761.0×12026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$7,7761.0×12026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas$7,7761.0×12026-03-30
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$7,7991.0×42026-04-01
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$7,8041.0×42026-04-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$7,9061.0×42026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$9,1481.2×42026-04-01
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$9,1541.2×42026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$9,4461.2×52026-04-01
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton$9,5181.1×42026-04-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$9,9371.3×22026-03-29
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$10,2171.1×52026-09-01
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$10,5081.4×52026-04-01
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$10,7031.4×42026-04-01
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$11,4031.5×52026-04-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$12,1781.6×42026-04-01
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$12,9211.7×32026-03-29
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$13,2971.7×52026-09-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$13,5571.6×52026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$14,1321.8×42026-04-01
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego$14,4501.9×42026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$16,8832.2×52026-04-01
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek$24,0602.8×62026-03-23
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$28,6323.7×32025-11-26
Stanford Health Care Stanford$37,2734.2×42026-04-01
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord$38,8754.5×62026-03-23

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$14,5451.4×32026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$18,6921.8×62026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$21,4672.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$37,7823.5×62026-04-01

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$17,0921.2×32026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$24,7161.8×62026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$28,3852.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$49,8023.5×62026-04-01

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$24,8561.1×32026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$44,9132.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$78,5153.5×62026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in California?

29 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 29 hospitals is $10,217, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.