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
APPENDECTOMY WITHOUT COMPLICATED PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Low
$1.1k
Average
$18.5k
Median
$17.6k
High
$40.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA | $19.3k | $19.3k | $2.2k | 11% | 164 | $17.1k – $35.3k |
| 2 | St. David's Medical Center Austin, TX | $20.0k | $18.2k | $3.8k | 21% | 18–27 | $12.1k – $22.2k |
| 3 | St Davids Rehab Austin, TX | $20.0k | $18.2k | $3.8k | 21% | 18–27 | $12.1k – $22.2k |
| 4 | St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX | $18.6k | $16.8k | $4.1k | 25% | 6–60 | $10.0k – $21.5k |
| 5 | St. David's South Austin Medical Center BASTROP, TX | $17.6k | $16.3k | $3.4k | 21% | 2–20 | $11.5k – $20.4k |
| 6 | St. David's Round Rock Medical Center PFLUGERVILLE, TX | $19.3k | $17.4k | $3.8k | 22% | 1–10 | $12.0k – $21.3k |
| 7 | St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX | $20.0k | $18.2k | $3.8k | 21% | 1–10 | $12.1k – $22.2k |
| 8 | Heart Hosp Of Austin At St. David's Round Rock ROUND ROCK, TX | $20.0k | $18.2k | $3.8k | 21% | 1–10 | $12.1k – $22.2k |
| 9 | Heart Hosp Of Austin Austin, TX | $20.0k | $18.2k | $3.8k | 21% | 1–10 | $12.1k – $22.2k |
| 10 | Medical Ctiy Argyle Argyle, TX | $18.2k | $16.3k | $3.4k | 21% | — | $9.7k – $20.0k |
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