How much does appendectomy (laparoscopic) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 44970.
Median commercial rates on file run from $212 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $9,927 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 46.9× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | — | $2,676median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $212 | $212median of 113 plans | $212median of 145 plans | $212median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $881 | $905median of 9 plans | — | $583median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $5,822median of 10 plans | $5,875median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | — | $9,927median of 11 plans | $6,009median of 6 plans | $6,064median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | — | $3,916median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $5,152median of 4 plans | $7,428median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does appendectomy (laparoscopic) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Washington, DC range from $212 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $212 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring (1 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for appendectomy (laparoscopic)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($212, median of 113 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($9,927, median of 11 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.