Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comAppendectomy (laparoscopic) in Mississippi: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 25 Mississippi hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 44970
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro | $4,446 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-07-31 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian | $5,603 | 1.1× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fayette | $6,136 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-15 |
| Lawrence County Hospital Cah Monticello | $6,337 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
| Greene County Hospital Leakesville | $7,391 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-06-05 |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman | $7,548 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb | $7,548 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union | $7,752 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bolivar Medical Center Cleveland | $7,754 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis | $7,787 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton | $7,823 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez | $7,829 | 1.5× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch | $7,919 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-03-19 |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg | $7,975 | 1.5× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | $8,053 | 1.6× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth | $8,113 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-06-05 |
| Merit Health Rankin Brandon | $8,335 | 1.5× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood | $8,914 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Women'S Hospital Flowood | $9,279 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville | $9,354 | 1.8× | 54 | 2026-02-25 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus | $9,606 | 1.8× | 54 | 2026-02-27 |
| Marion General Hospital Columbia | $13,890 | 2.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen | $16,488 | 3.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
MS-DRG 399
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro | $7,282 | 1.0× | 7 | 2026-07-31 |
| Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City | $8,766 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian | $10,380 | 1.5× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman | $11,000 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union | $11,000 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton | $11,000 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb | $11,000 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood | $11,244 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bolivar Medical Center Cleveland | $11,527 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Central Jackson | $11,872 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Women'S Hospital Flowood | $11,872 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg | $12,044 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Marion General Hospital Columbia | $12,363 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis | $12,647 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez | $12,666 | 1.8× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Rankin Brandon | $12,790 | 1.8× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | $12,995 | 1.9× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen | $13,086 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch | $13,500 | 1.8× | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus | $15,244 | 2.2× | 53 | 2026-02-27 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville | $18,225 | 2.6× | 52 | 2026-02-25 |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fayette | $18,964 | 2.7× | 9 | 2026-09-15 |
MS-DRG 398
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City | $11,803 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian | $14,672 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bolivar Medical Center Cleveland | $15,242 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Women'S Hospital Flowood | $16,106 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Marion General Hospital Columbia | $16,347 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg | $16,800 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Central Jackson | $16,944 | 1.8× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez | $16,944 | 1.8× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood | $16,944 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen | $17,304 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis | $17,424 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | $17,566 | 1.9× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Rankin Brandon | $17,740 | 1.8× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch | $18,144 | 1.8× | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus | $20,046 | 2.2× | 53 | 2026-02-27 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville | $24,541 | 2.7× | 52 | 2026-02-25 |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fayette | $25,076 | 2.7× | 9 | 2026-09-15 |
MS-DRG 397
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City | $19,327 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian | $22,363 | 1.5× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bolivar Medical Center Cleveland | $24,117 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg | $25,208 | 1.7× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood | $25,218 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Central Jackson | $25,484 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Women'S Hospital Flowood | $25,484 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis | $25,529 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Marion General Hospital Columbia | $25,865 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | $26,240 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez | $26,498 | 1.8× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen | $27,378 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Merit Health Rankin Brandon | $28,044 | 1.8× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch | $29,127 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus | $31,940 | 2.2× | 53 | 2026-02-27 |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fayette | $39,676 | 2.7× | 9 | 2026-09-15 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville | $40,184 | 2.8× | 52 | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Mississippi?
25 Mississippi hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 23 hospitals is $7,829, 1.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.