Posted Price

Appendix removal, laparoscopic at The University Hospital

CPT 44970 · Newark, NJ

Cash price$8,102.33
Gross charge$21,815.83
Insurer rates$594.32 – $20,725.04

These are The University Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated August 13, 2026. 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
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, NJ
2.1 mi$4,881.002026-03-04
Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville, NJ
4.2 mi$3,986.002026-03-04
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
7.7 mi$6,839.002026-03-04
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, NJ
8.0 mi$5,339.002026-03-04
St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, NJ
8.9 mi$7,147.00$19,145.502026-09-01
Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJ
9.1 mi$7,785.58$26,314.142026-04-01
Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
9.7 mi$6,870.89$11,880.002025-12-31
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway
Rahway, NJ
10.1 mi$4,627.002026-03-04

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 23548
outpatient$8,102.33$21,815.83$594.32 – $20,725.04

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