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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Washington: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Washington hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$11,2101.6×52026-04-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$13,2142.0×42026-04-01
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$14,4702.1×52026-04-01
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$15,8862.3×52026-04-01
St Anne Hospital Burien$17,4962.5×52026-02-28
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$17,8302.5×62026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$17,8302.5×62026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$17,8302.5×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$18,1452.6×62026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$20,4242.9×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$20,6162.9×52026-04-01
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$21,5563.0×72026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$21,5563.1×72026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$21,5563.1×72026-08-27
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$22,8443.2×62026-08-27

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$22,3442.3×52026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$25,4462.6×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$25,4462.6×62026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$25,4482.6×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$25,4482.6×62026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$31,4083.3×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$29,8102.4×52026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$34,1202.7×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$34,1202.7×62026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$34,2662.7×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$34,2662.7×62026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$42,2823.3×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$47,9902.4×52026-04-01
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$53,6122.7×62026-08-27
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$53,9302.7×62026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$55,3552.8×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$56,1102.8×62026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$69,2253.5×52026-04-01

Questions

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

15 Washington hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 15 hospitals is $17,830, 2.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.