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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 8 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$3,9420.7×12026-01-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$5,6431.0×72025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$6,2501.1×72025-10-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$6,2741.1×52026-09-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$6,2741.1×52026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$6,2741.1×52026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$6,2741.1×52026-09-01

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$13,1621.7×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$13,9401.8×72026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$14,3381.8×62026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$23,8243.0×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$14,9931.4×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$15,3661.5×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$15,3661.5×72026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$31,5023.0×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$16,6751.0×52026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$19,2561.2×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$19,9701.2×62026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$49,8443.0×62025-10-01

Questions

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

8 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 7 hospitals is $6,274, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.