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Appendectomy Cost in New York (2026 Price Guide)

What does a appendectomy cost in New York?

You could pay $1,064 or $3,925 for the same appendectomy in New York — depending entirely on which facility you choose. The median cash price across 108 reporting hospitals is $2,210. This data comes directly from hospital price transparency files published under federal law.

How prices are distributed across New York hospitals:
  • Bottom 25% of hospitals: under $1,048
  • Median: $2,210
  • Above median (top 30%): $3,925+

That's a 4× spread for the same procedure — driven entirely by which facility you choose, not by clinical complexity.

Example — two patients in Brooklyn:
  • Patient A (high-cost facility): ~$3,925
  • Patient B (lower-cost facility): ~$1,064
Same procedure. Same week. $2,861 difference.

Cheapest Appendectomy Providers in New York

Based on declared cash/self-pay prices from CMS hospital price transparency files.

# Facility City Price vs Median
12 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY $1,009 -$1,201
13 Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $1,015 -$1,195
14 Highland Hospital Rochester, NY $1,022 -$1,188
15 WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Westfield, NY $1,025 -$1,185
16 ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER Saranac Lake, NY $1,027 -$1,183
17 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171
18 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171
19 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171

Prices are declared self-pay rates. Contact each facility for a formal quote before scheduling.

The facility you choose matters more than almost anything else — the same procedure, same quality, same state can cost 5× more at one hospital versus the one down the road.

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Worth knowing: A small number of hospitals report very high prices above $19,560, which pulls the overall range wider than what most patients encounter. The typical range above is a better guide for planning.
Every hospital in this dataset offers a cash price — with a median of $2,498. If your deductible hasn't been met, always ask for the self-pay rate before scheduling.

What you'll actually pay — example scenarios

Your situation Estimated out-of-pocket
Deductible not yet met (pay in full) ~$2,210
Deductible met — 20% coinsurance ~$442
Out-of-network provider $4,862+

Based on the state median of $2,210. Your actual cost depends on your plan deductible, coinsurance rate, and network tier. Get YOUR personalized estimate →

What this means for you

If you haven't met your deductible, you are effectively a cash-pay patient.

That means:

  • You should shop prices directly — the same way you'd compare any major purchase
  • Insurance may not get you a better deal than the cash price
  • The cheapest facility can save you $2,000+ vs. the median.

This is the single biggest lever most patients have to reduce their cost.

Lower-cost options in New York start around $1,048 or below. Most hospitals cluster between $1,048 and $8,453. A smaller group reports prices above that — often academic medical centers or high-cost markets.

If you're comparing specific hospitals, the lowest self-pay rates reported in this dataset include: Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital in Mount Vernon (cash price from $1,009); Geneva General Hospital in Geneva (cash price from $1,015); Highland Hospital in Rochester (cash price from $1,022). These are declared cash prices — contact each facility for a formal quote before scheduling.

Where appendectomy costs vary in New York

Each pin represents a hospital that filed price transparency data. Green pins are below the state cash-price average; red are above. Click any pin for facility name and price details.

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Quick decision guide:
  • Best value hospitals (lowest prices): Community Memorial Hospital: $210; BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL: $243; OConnor Hospital: $252
  • Most expensive: Plainview Hospital: ~$35,959; Huntington Hospital: ~$35,959

→ Choosing the right facility can save $2,000+ vs. the state median.

New York Appendectomy prices by facility

All prices below come from hospital chargemasters — the official price lists each hospital must publish under federal law. Gross charge is the undiscounted list price; cash price is the self-pay rate; negotiated range covers the spread across insurance contracts.

How we calculate "Your Price" — We prioritize the most actionable price in this order:
  1. Cash price — the self-pay rate you can actually negotiate and pay
  2. Negotiated rate — if reported by the hospital across insurance contracts
  3. Gross charge — fallback only; this is the inflated list price few people pay

This reflects the real prices patients encounter — not inflated chargemaster rates.

# Facility City Your Price vs Median Gross Charge
#1 Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NY $210 -$2,000 $843
#2 BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL Springville, NY $243 -$1,967 $889–$1,013
#3 OConnor Hospital NY $252 -$1,958 $900–$1,697
#4 Little Falls Hospital NY $252 -$1,958 $900–$1,697
#5 Cobleskill Regional Hospital NY $252 -$1,958 $900–$1,697
#6 Orleans Community Health Medina, NY $500 -$1,710 $1,250
#7 Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba, NY $512 -$1,698 $512
#8 Upper Allegheny Health System Olean, NY $512 -$1,698 $512
#9 Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk, NY $512 -$1,698 $512
#10 Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown, NY $1,003 -$1,207 $218–$1,362
#11 Columbia Memorial Hospital NY $1,007 -$1,203 $1,007–$11,075
#12 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY $1,009 -$1,201 $621–$19,860
#13 Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $1,015 -$1,195 $267–$13,379
#14 Highland Hospital Rochester, NY $1,022 -$1,188 $227–$13,724
#15 WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Westfield, NY $1,025 -$1,185 $394–$2,469
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#16 ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER Saranac Lake, NY $1,027 -$1,183 $1,499–$3,875
#17 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171 $599–$14,767
#18 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171 $599–$14,767
#19 NYC Health and Hospitals Bronx, NY $1,039 -$1,171 $599–$14,767
#20 NYC Health and Hospitals Brooklyn, NY $1,039 -$1,171 $599–$14,767
#21 F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY $1,043 -$1,167 $222–$22,393
#22 Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY $1,043 -$1,167 $216–$19,217
#23 St. James Hospital Hornell, NY $1,043 -$1,167 $222–$19,464
#24 Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville, NY $1,043 -$1,167 $222–$21,161
#25 UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $1,045 -$1,165 $504–$9,529
#26 Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY $1,048 -$1,162 $651–$7,900
#27 NYC Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY $1,048 -$1,162 $604–$14,767
#28 Nyack Hospital Nyack, NY $1,048 -$1,162 $721–$21,738
#29 Wyoming County Community Health System Warsaw, NY $1,050 -$1,160 $275–$7,850
#30 River Hospital, Inc Alexandria Bay, NY $1,054 -$1,156 $560–$8,486
#31 St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY $1,055 -$1,155 $2,718–$3,959
#32 NYC Health and Hospitals New York, NY $1,063 -$1,147 $613–$14,767
#33 NYC Health and Hospitals NY $1,063 -$1,147 $664–$14,767
#34 White Plains Hospital White Plains, NY $1,069 -$1,141 $736–$25,638
#35 NYC Health and Hospitals New York, NY $1,103 -$1,107 $636–$14,767
#36 NYC Health and Hospitals Brooklyn, NY $1,103 -$1,107 $636–$14,767
#37 NYC Health and Hospitals Brooklyn, NY $1,103 -$1,107 $636–$14,767
#38 Samaritan Medical Center NY $1,173 -$1,037 $517–$37,092
#39 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY $1,203 -$1,007 $959–$6,896
#40 Ellis Hospital NY $1,352 -$858 $1,877–$2,705
#41 St. Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY $1,373 -$837 $788–$2,101
#42 Good Samaritan Hospital West Islip, NY $1,373 -$837 $1,373–$2,101
#43 St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center Roslyn, NY $1,373 -$837 $1,373–$2,250
#44 St. Catherine of Siena Hospital Smithtown, NY $1,373 -$837 $1,373–$2,101
#45 St. Charles Hospital Port Jefferson, NY $1,373 -$837 $1,373–$2,101
#46 Mercy Hospital Rockville Centre, NY $1,373 -$837 $1,373–$2,101
#47 Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Plattsburgh, NY $1,478 -$732 $560–$36,204
#48 Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY $1,738 -$472 $1,738–$20,202
#49 Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $1,818 -$392 $247–$2,639
#50 BRONXCARE HEALTH SYSTEM NY $1,818 -$392 $1,818–$13,930
#51 BRONXCARE HEALTH SYSTEM NY $1,818 -$392 $1,818–$13,930
#52 Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $1,835 -$375 $2,622
#53 Jamaica Hospital Flushing, NY $1,948 -$262 $1,948–$2,845
#54 Upstate University Hospital Syracuse, NY $2,209 -$1 $2,209–$21,659
#55 Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris, NY $2,211 +$1 $2,211–$20,202
#56 Crouse Health Hospital Syracuse, NY $2,224 +$14 $2,224
#57 Carthage Area Hospital Incorporated Carthage, NY $2,295 +$85 $3,278–$5,167
#58 Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone, NY $2,401 +$191 $2,401–$6,163
#59 NYC Health and Hospitals NY $2,492 +$282 $2,492–$6,148
#60 Cayuga Health Montour Falls, NY $2,503 +$293 $2,503–$6,179
#61 Cayuga Health Ithaca, NY $2,503 +$293 $2,503–$8,727
#62 Glens Falls Hospital NY $2,743 +$533 $628–$10,854
#63 Albany Medical Center NY $2,999 +$789 $855–$12,626
#64 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $3,000 +$790 $3,000–$4,500
#65 Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Springs, NY $3,002 +$792 $628–$10,854
#66 NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY $3,019 +$809 $649–$15,940
#67 NYU Langone Mineola, NY $3,019 +$809 $649–$15,940
#68 NYU Langone New York, NY $3,019 +$809 $649–$15,940
#69 NYU Langone New York, NY $3,019 +$809 $649–$15,940
#70 St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh, NY $3,250 +$1,040 $3,250–$46,661
#71 NewYork-Presbyterian Queens NY $3,301 +$1,091 $3,301
#72 NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center|NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center|NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital NY $3,301 +$1,091 $3,301
#73 Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital New Rochelle, NY $3,449 +$1,239 $621–$19,860
#74 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $3,664 +$1,454 $3,664
#75 Putnam Hospital Center Carmel, NY $3,925 +$1,715 $3,925–$17,455
#76 Vassar Brothers Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY $3,925 +$1,715 $3,925–$13,955
#77 Northern Dutchess Hospital Rhinebeck, NY $3,925 +$1,715 $3,925–$12,064
#78 NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital NY $5,552 +$3,342 $2,660
#79 The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $6,710 +$4,500 $6,710–$15,337
#80 Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY $7,348 +$5,138 $7,348–$16,007
#81 Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY $8,382 +$6,172 $8,382–$34,302
#82 St. Marys Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $8,666 +$6,456 $13,838
#83 St. John's Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY $8,750 +$6,540 $8,750
#84 Rome Memorial Hospital NY $9,715 +$7,505 $1,282–$48,478
#85 Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY $10,692 +$8,482 $2,617
#86 Bon Secours Community Hospital NY $10,692 +$8,482 $2,617
#87 Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY $11,353 +$9,143 $21,690
#88 HealthAlliance Hospital NY $11,366 +$9,156 $34,152
#89 University Hospital of Brooklyn NY $12,506 +$10,296 $12,506
#90 Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY $15,198 +$12,988 $15,198–$24,292
#91 St Johns Riverside Hospital - Andrus Pavilion Yonkers, NY $15,819 +$13,609 $18,611
#92 Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital Greenport, NY $24,749 +$22,539 $24,749
#93 Plainview Hospital Plainview, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $10,877
#94 Huntington Hospital Huntington, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $11,372
#95 Glen Cove Hospital Glen Cove, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $11,650
#96 Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $12,119
#97 South Shore University Hospital Bay Shore, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $12,468
#98 Syosset Hospital Syosset, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $14,173
#99 Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Valley Stream, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $14,945
#100 Mather Hospital Port Jefferson, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $15,631
#101 Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Forest Hills, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $16,052
#102 Long Island Jewish Hospital New Hyde Park, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $16,560
#103 Long Island Jewish Hospital New Hyde Park, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $16,560
#104 Cohen Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $16,560
#105 Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $17,516
#106 North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $18,185
#107 Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $19,706
#108 Phelps Hospital Sleepy Hollow, NY $35,959 +$33,749 $28,236

Source: CMS hospital price transparency machine-readable files. vs Median = savings or premium relative to the state median price. Gross Charge = undiscounted list price for reference.

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Where you can save the most on appendectomy in New York

These facilities have the lowest declared prices relative to the state median — they represent the best opportunities to reduce your out-of-pocket cost for this procedure.

Facility City Your Price vs Median
Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NY $210 -$2,000
BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL Springville, NY $243 -$1,967
OConnor Hospital NY $252 -$1,958
Little Falls Hospital NY $252 -$1,958
Cobleskill Regional Hospital NY $252 -$1,958

How to choose a lower-cost facility

  • Choose independent outpatient centers when possible — freestanding ASCs (ambulatory surgical centers) consistently charge less than hospital outpatient departments for identical procedures.
  • Ask for the cash price if your deductible isn't met — self-pay rates are often lower than what insurance pays before your deductible is satisfied, especially at facilities that have a high cash-price discount.
  • Avoid hospital outpatient departments for routine cases — hospital-owned locations add a facility fee that freestanding centers don't charge, often adding $500–$1,500 to the same procedure.
Important: Many procedures are done at ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) that are often 30–60% cheaper than hospital outpatient departments with the same clinical quality. Most ASCs are not in this hospital dataset — meaning your cheapest option may not even appear here. Ask your doctor if the procedure can be done at a freestanding ASC.

Most expensive appendectomy providers in New York

These facilities report the highest prices for this procedure. Academic medical centers and specialty hospitals often top this list — their gross charges rarely reflect what anyone actually pays, but understanding the spread helps you negotiate.

Facility City Price vs Median
Plainview Hospital Plainview, NY $35,959 +$33,749
Huntington Hospital Huntington, NY $35,959 +$33,749
Glen Cove Hospital Glen Cove, NY $35,959 +$33,749
Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco, NY $35,959 +$33,749
South Shore University Hospital Bay Shore, NY $35,959 +$33,749

Why prices vary this much

A small number of hospitals (17) report very high prices above $19,560, which drives much of the overall price range. Excluding these, most facilities cluster in a significantly tighter band.

Among the cities with the most reporting hospitals, Brooklyn has a median reported price of $1,818 across 7 facilities, while facilities in Bronx tend to report lower prices (median: $1,039). City-level variation within a state often reflects local market structure, not procedure complexity.

The spread comes from how each hospital sets its chargemaster (the undiscounted list price), what cash discounts it applies, and what rates it negotiates with each insurer. Facility classification matters too — a hospital-owned outpatient center adds a facility fee that a freestanding clinic does not. Understanding these mechanics is the first step to paying less.

Learn more:
Allowed amount vs negotiated rate — what your EOB is really saying
How to read your medical bill
Why hospital prices are so hard to find — and what to do about it

How insurance changes what you actually pay

Hospital list prices are only part of the picture. What you pay out of pocket depends on your deductible, your plan's out-of-pocket maximum, whether the facility is in-network, and whether your plan classifies the visit as outpatient or inpatient. A lower gross charge doesn't guarantee a lower bill if the facility is out-of-network or adds facility fees your plan doesn't cover.

Understand your cost before you go:
Deductible vs out-of-pocket max
EOB vs medical bill — complete guide
How to stop medical bill problems before they start (in-network vs out-of-network)

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About the Author

John Caruso, FSA, MAAA

Healthcare actuary with 20+ years of experience in insurance pricing, medical billing systems, and healthcare cost analytics.

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Published May 10, 2026 · Updated May 10, 2026

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