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.
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Laparoscopy appendectomy
Medford, WI
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Aspirus Medford Hospital ’s median price of $825 is 87% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 12% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $247.65 | $247.65 | $247.65 – $247.65 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare wisconsin medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $495.88 | $495.88 | $495.88 – $495.88 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem wisconsin medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $505.80 | $505.80 | $505.80 – $505.80 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network fee schedule · both | $532.55 | $532.55 | $532.55 – $532.55 |
| 5 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo network plans fee schedule · both | $825.45 | $825.45 | $825.45 – $825.45 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem blue access ppo fee schedule · both | $1,274 | $1,274 | $1,274 – $1,274 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo/ppo/pos/epo networks fee schedule · both | $1,460 | $1,460 | $1,460 – $1,460 |
| 8 | Anthem anthem blue preferred pos fee schedule · both | $2,992 | $2,992 | $2,992 – $2,992 |
| 9 | Anthem anthem federal employee program fee schedule · both | $4,172 | $4,172 | $4,172 – $4,172 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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