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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Washington: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 32 Washington hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco$3,6680.5×12026-07-10
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish$5,9140.9×42026-04-01
Trios Kennewick$6,2210.9×52026-07-17
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$11,2671.6×92026-08-27
Multicare Deaconess Hospital Spokane$12,0841.8×82026-08-27
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla$12,6161.9×62026-04-01
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett$13,4912.0×72026-04-01
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$13,9722.1×72026-04-01
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$14,0462.0×112026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$14,0462.0×112026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$14,0462.0×112026-08-27
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw$14,1822.0×72026-02-28
Mary Bridge Children'S Hospital Tacoma$14,5492.1×82026-08-27
Multicare Capital Medical Center Olympia$15,0432.2×112026-08-27
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$15,1842.2×72026-04-01
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$15,1942.2×62026-04-01
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane$15,2672.3×92026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$16,3512.3×92026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$16,3512.3×92026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$16,3512.3×92026-02-28
St Anne Hospital Burien$16,5212.4×82026-02-28
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane$16,7372.5×62026-04-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$16,7942.5×62026-04-01
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$16,9822.4×92026-02-28
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland$17,1452.5×42026-04-01
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle$18,0222.6×62026-01-01
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$20,4242.9×72026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$21,2683.0×72026-04-01
St Michael Medical Center Bremerton$24,5653.5×32026-02-28
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia$27,2264.0×42026-04-01

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trios Kennewick$8,9951.0×42026-07-17
Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon$16,9061.9×32026-03-26
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee$17,9782.0×22026-04-21
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla$18,7482.0×22026-04-01
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland$19,1942.1×32026-04-01
Multicare Capital Medical Center Olympia$20,6642.3×82026-08-27
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw$21,5452.3×72026-02-28
St Anne Hospital Burien$21,6442.3×72026-02-28
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$22,3442.3×52026-04-01
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane$22,5062.5×72026-08-27
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane$23,0472.5×42026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$23,3092.4×82026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$23,3092.4×82026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$23,3092.4×82026-02-28
Multicare Deaconess Hospital Spokane$24,1922.6×72026-08-27
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$24,5202.5×82026-02-28
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$24,7702.7×62026-04-01
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$25,0692.6×82026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$25,0692.6×82026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$25,0692.6×82026-08-27
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$25,0982.6×82026-08-27
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett$25,8912.8×52026-04-01
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle$26,2822.7×52026-01-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$26,9592.9×52026-04-01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$27,3802.9×42026-04-01
St Michael Medical Center Bremerton$28,6393.0×32026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$31,4083.3×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$31,4083.3×52026-04-01
Mary Bridge Children'S Hospital Tacoma$31,4123.3×62026-08-27
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco$38,7914.2×12026-07-10
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia$47,0605.1×22026-04-01

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trios Kennewick$12,0431.0×42026-07-17
Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon$22,9841.9×32026-03-26
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee$23,4681.9×22026-04-21
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla$25,2402.1×22026-04-01
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland$25,3422.1×32026-04-01
Multicare Capital Medical Center Olympia$27,6882.3×82026-08-27
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw$29,2082.3×72026-02-28
St Anne Hospital Burien$29,2912.3×72026-02-28
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane$29,7592.5×72026-08-27
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$29,8102.4×52026-04-01
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane$31,0262.6×42026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$31,4602.5×82026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$31,4602.5×82026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$31,4602.5×82026-02-28
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$32,5382.7×62026-04-01
Multicare Deaconess Hospital Spokane$32,5752.7×72026-08-27
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$33,1742.6×82026-02-28
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$33,4642.6×82026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$33,4642.6×82026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$33,4642.6×82026-08-27
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$33,5022.6×82026-08-27
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett$34,6082.9×52026-04-01
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle$35,3892.8×52026-01-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$36,6063.0×52026-04-01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$37,0142.9×42026-04-01
St Michael Medical Center Bremerton$38,9363.1×32026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$42,2823.3×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$42,2823.3×52026-04-01
Mary Bridge Children'S Hospital Tacoma$42,5283.3×62026-08-27
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia$63,5765.3×22026-04-01

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trios Kennewick$19,5921.0×42026-07-17
Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon$34,1211.8×32026-03-26
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee$36,5861.9×22026-04-21
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland$38,8842.0×32026-04-01
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla$41,3242.2×22026-04-01
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw$43,6132.2×72026-02-28
Multicare Capital Medical Center Olympia$45,3382.4×82026-08-27
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane$47,0872.5×72026-08-27
St Anne Hospital Burien$47,7222.4×72026-02-28
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$47,9902.4×52026-04-01
Multicare Deaconess Hospital Spokane$50,0702.6×72026-08-27
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane$50,7962.6×42026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$51,3932.5×82026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$51,3932.5×82026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$51,3932.6×82026-02-28
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$51,6182.7×62026-04-01
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$51,8202.6×82026-02-28
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett$52,7602.8×52026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$53,2322.6×82026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$53,6122.7×82026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$53,6122.7×82026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$53,6122.7×82026-08-27
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$54,4132.8×52026-04-01
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle$57,9482.9×52026-01-01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$58,1772.9×42026-04-01
St Michael Medical Center Bremerton$58,3713.0×32026-02-28
Mary Bridge Children'S Hospital Tacoma$65,9583.3×62026-08-27
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$69,2253.5×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$69,2253.5×52026-04-01
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia$100,6215.3×22026-04-01

Questions

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

32 Washington hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 30 hospitals is $15,189, 2.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.