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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HC Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Boston, MA
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Boston Medical Center’s median price of $5.3k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 30% 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: 7 payers, 11 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 | Optum bmc hb optum commercial per diem · both | $695.29 | $695.29 | $695.29 – $695.29 |
| 2 | Optum bmc hb optum medicaid per diem · both | $695.29 | $695.29 | $695.29 – $695.29 |
| 3 | Aetna bmc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,825 | $2,825 | $2,825 – $2,825 |
| 4 | Aetna bmc hb aetna student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,825 | $2,825 | $2,825 – $2,825 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb harvard pilgrim fee schedule · both | $4,136 | $4,136 | $4,136 – $4,136 |
| 6 | Cigna bmc hb cigna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,910 | $4,910 | $4,910 – $4,910 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bmc hb blue cross fee schedule · both | $5,256 | $5,256 | $5,256 – $5,256 |
| 8 | Cigna bmc hb tufts ppo fee schedule · both | $5,615 | $5,615 | $5,615 – $5,615 |
| 9 | Medicare bmc hb medicare other · both | $7,023 | $7,023 | $7,023 – $7,023 |
| 10 | WellCare bmc hb wellcare (104% of medicare - no ime - ct & nh only) other · both | $7,304 | $7,304 | $7,304 – $7,304 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb united healthcare commercial other · both | $17,254 | $17,254 | $17,254 – $17,254 |
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
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