Posted Price

Appendix removal, laparoscopic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la

CPT 44970 · Los Angeles, CA

Cash price$8,008.00
Gross charge$15,400.00
Insurer rates$5,788.00 – $17,215.00

These are Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 35 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $1,807.31, median $8,008.00, highest $28,335.18. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
3.3 mi$24,184.55$37,207.002025-11-26
Cedar-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Marina del Rey, CA
4.8 mi$1,807.31$2,780.472025-11-26
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Inglewood, CA
5.6 mi$7,737.00$15,500.002026-09-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City
Panorama City, CA
13.5 mi$8,008.00$15,400.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, CA
16.0 mi$8,008.00$15,400.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
Downey, CA
16.6 mi$8,008.00$15,400.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
Harbor City, CA
17.0 mi$8,008.00$15,400.002026-04-01
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
La Palma, CA
24.1 mi$7,737.00$29,171.802026-09-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 44970 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
line 5022
both$8,008.00$15,400.00$5,788.00 – $17,215.00

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