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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Illinois: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 11 Illinois hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon$5,9340.9×22026-06-03
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$6,1800.9×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$8,1761.3×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$8,2811.3×22026-04-01
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago$8,3821.3×12026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$8,9691.4×22026-04-01
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn$14,7162.3×12025-11-04
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge$14,7162.3×12025-11-04
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$16,1052.5×22026-04-01

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon$9,1201.0×12026-06-03
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$10,6761.2×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$12,3241.4×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$13,6661.6×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$15,6901.8×32026-04-01
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood$16,6341.9×42026-03-31
Rush University Medical Center Chicago$17,5292.0×42026-09-25
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$21,2912.4×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon$12,0591.0×12026-06-03
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$14,3731.2×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$16,5901.4×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$18,3981.6×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$21,1231.8×32026-04-01
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood$22,3981.9×42026-03-31
Rush University Medical Center Chicago$23,1782.0×42026-09-25
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$28,1532.4×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$23,5311.3×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$27,1621.5×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$30,1211.6×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$34,5831.9×32026-04-01
Rush University Medical Center Chicago$36,6742.0×42026-09-25
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood$36,6752.0×42026-03-31
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$44,5452.4×52026-04-01

Questions

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

11 Illinois hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 9 hospitals is $8,382, 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.