Posted Price

Appendix removal, laparoscopic at Hackensack University Medical Center

CPT 44970 · Hackensack, NJ

Cash price$6,870.89
Gross charge$13,534.00
Insurer rates$2,436.12 – $13,198.36

These are Hackensack University Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 31, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 31 New Jersey hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $2,017.80, median $6,457.82, highest $32,004.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, NJ
4.9 mi$7,147.00$19,145.502026-09-01
St. Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
Paterson, NJ
5.7 mi$2,017.80$2,017.802026-04-24
Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
6.7 mi$6,870.89$11,880.002025-12-31
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
7.7 mi$6,904.15$16,994.742026-09-05
Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York, NY
8.5 mi$6,904.15$16,994.742026-09-05
Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville, NJ
9.0 mi$3,986.002026-03-04
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
9.1 mi$4,362.18$6,670.002026-09-28
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
9.3 mi$35,959.002026-03-31

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 133339
outpatient$6,870.89$13,534.00$2,436.12 – $13,198.36
LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
line 133341
outpatient$6,870.89$13,534.00$2,728.00 – $29,297.00
LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
line 133345
outpatient$6,870.89$13,534.00
LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
line 133367
outpatient$6,870.89$13,534.00$1,286.98 – $1,286.98

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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