Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Unlisted Laparoscopy Procedure Appendix
Low
$152
Average
$4.5k
Median
$3.3k
High
$16.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $3.4k | $3.4k | $164 | 5% | 2–20 | $3.3k – $3.6k |
| 2 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Vista, AR | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 4 | Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc City, OK | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 6 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 7 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 8 | Methodist Hospital Hill Country Fredericksburg, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 9 | Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital PANAMA CITY, FL | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 10 | Hca Florida Twin Cities Hospital NICEVILLE, FL | $11.3k | $11.3k | — | — | — | $11.3k – $11.3k |
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