Appendix removal, laparoscopic in Pennsylvania
Below is what hospitals in Pennsylvania charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 7 hospitals in Pennsylvania run from $1,260 to $12,564. The typical hospital charges $10,296. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $10,296
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
14 hospitals. Sort by: Cash price ▲ · Negotiated median · Gross charge · Negotiated low
What these numbers mean.
Cash price is what the hospital lists for patients paying out of pocket.
Negotiated median is the middle of what insurance companies actually agreed to pay.
Gross charge is the sticker price — almost nobody pays it.
What you will actually pay is usually different from both numbers:
with insurance, your deductible, copay, or coinsurance decides what you owe —
the negotiated rate is what the insurer pays, not your bill.
A single line item may not be the whole cost: physician, anesthesia, pathology,
and facility fees can be billed separately.
Prices vary by hospital and change over time; always confirm with the hospital before you go.
| Hospital | Cash price | Where it sits | Insurance pays (typical) | Gross charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Hospital - Transplant Center PA | $1,260Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $1,800 | Lowest price of any hospital | — | $1,800 |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital PA · Price file September 1, 2026 | $6,180Insurance typically pays $6,180Sticker price $7,274 | Cheaper than 83% of hospitals | $6,180 | $7,274 |
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center PA | $10,296Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $25,741 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | — | $25,741 |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center PA | $10,296Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $25,741 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | — | $25,741 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center PA | $10,296Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $25,741 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | — | $25,741 |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center PA | $10,296Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $25,741 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | — | $25,741 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA | $12,564Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $37,923 | Highest price of any hospital | — | $37,923 |
| WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
| WellSpan York Hospital PA | —Insurance typically pays $6,302Sticker price — | — | $6,302 | — |
Procedure code 44970. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.