Appendectomy Cost in Wyoming (2026): Average Prices & What You'll Pay

What does a appendectomy cost in Wyoming?

A typical appendectomy in Wyoming costs $3,278–$8,828 for a commercially insured patient, including facility and physician fees. The median reported facility price across 10 hospitals is $2,776. This estimate is based on CMS fee schedules and hospital price transparency data published under federal law.

Wyoming Medicine (based in Casper) and Banner Health serve much of the state's population, but Wyoming's frontier geography means the nearest hospital is often 50–100 miles away. Many Wyoming residents cross into Colorado or Utah for non-emergency specialty care. Critical access hospitals are widespread, and prices at rural Wyoming facilities often run high relative to the care complexity they handle. Appendectomy is largely an emergency procedure, which eliminates most price shopping. The main cost driver is surgical approach and admission status: uncomplicated laparoscopic appendectomies are increasingly performed as same-day outpatient cases at substantially lower total cost than open or complicated inpatient stays. Your primary out-of-pocket exposure is driven by your deductible and whether the facility and surgeon are both in-network.

Example: two commercially insured patients in Gillette could pay ~$2,024 and ~$5,484 for the identical procedure - a $3,460 difference driven entirely by facility choice.

Where appendectomy costs vary in Wyoming

Pins show hospitals with price-transparency data (colored by vs. state average) and nearby ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, and other facilities (colored by type). Click any pin for facility name and estimated cost range.

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Cheapest Appendectomy Providers in Wyoming

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

#	Facility	City	Price	vs Median
1	Campbell County Memorial Hospital	Gillette, WY	$1,578	-$1,198
2	POWELL VALLEY HEALTHCARE INC	WY	$1,792	-$984
3	Star Valley Health	Afton, WY	$2,178	-$598
4	Memorial Hospital of Carbon County	Rawlins, WY	$2,470	-$306
5	Memorial Hospital of Converse County	Douglas, WY	$2,776	+$0
6	Johnson County Memorial Hospital	Buffalo, WY	$4,466	+$1,690
7	Ivinson Memorial Hospital	Laramie, WY	$5,834	+$3,058

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

How where you go changes what you pay for appendectomy

The same appendectomy bundles different services depending on the setting - facility fee, surgeon fee, and anesthesia each arrive as separate bills. Estimated ranges below reflect the typical full bundled cost, including all expected charges.

Hospital Outpatient

$1,538–$26,597

• Facility fee $644–$23,149
• Professional fee $894–$3,448

Estimated from CMS fee schedules + commercial rate multipliers

Hospital Inpatient

$2,472–$26,597

• Facility fee $1,578–$23,149
• Professional fee $894–$3,448

Estimated from CMS fee schedules + commercial rate multipliers

Wyoming 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 cash price (the self-pay rate) over the negotiated rate, and only fall back to the gross charge, the inflated list price few people actually pay, when nothing else is reported.

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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Why prices vary - and what it means for your coverage

A small number of hospitals (3) report prices above $11,897, including North Big Horn Hospital at $23,149, which drives most of the overall spread - excluding them, most facilities cluster in a much tighter band. Setting matters too: the median outpatient price is $2,623 versus $3,322 inpatient (about 1.3× more), so where a procedure happens often matters more than which hospital you pick. Setting drives most of the spread here: an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) is usually meaningfully cheaper than a hospital operating room for the same procedure, when your case qualifies.

On top of the facility price, your actual bill depends on your deductible, your out-of-pocket maximum, and whether every provider involved - not just the facility - is in-network.

Frequently asked questions: appendectomy costs in Wyoming

How much does an appendectomy cost in Wyoming?

Across 10 Wyoming hospitals that publish prices, an appendectomy ranges from $507 to $23,149, with a median of $2,776. Most facilities fall between $1,792 and $5,484. What you pay depends on the facility, your insurance, and whether you have met your deductible.

Where is the cheapest place to get an appendectomy in Wyoming?

Based on declared prices, the lowest-cost facility in our Wyoming data is Johnson County Memorial Hospital in Buffalo at about $644. By metro, Buffalo has the lowest median ($2,555). Freestanding ambulatory surgery and imaging centers are often cheaper still and may not appear in hospital price data - ask your doctor whether one is an option.

Why is an appendectomy so much cheaper at some Wyoming hospitals?

Prices vary up to 45.7× because each hospital sets its own list price, cash discount, and insurer-negotiated rates. In Wyoming, the median cash (self-pay) price is $3,621 versus a median negotiated rate of $798 - about 4.5× higher. Asking for the cash price or your insurer's negotiated rate is often the single biggest lever on what you pay.

How much will I actually pay out of pocket for an appendectomy in Wyoming?

Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximum, and whether the facility is in-network - not just the sticker price. If you have not met your deductible, you will typically pay the negotiated rate in full until you do. Use the CostKits cost forecaster to estimate your specific out-of-pocket amount before you go.

Other Wyoming Hospitals for Appendectomy

These hospitals are registered in the CMS National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry as active hospitals in Wyoming. Cost estimates use the bundled service model for each place of service. Contact them directly for a formal quote.

Provider	City	Type	Est. Cost
CAMPBELL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3076887000	GILLETTE, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CAMPBELL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3076888600	GILLETTE, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CASPER MEDICAL CENTER LLC 3079958100	CASPER, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CASPER MEDICAL CENTER LLC 3079958100	CODY, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 3076337670	CHEYENNE, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CHEYENNE VAMC 9135784409	CHEYENNE, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
COMMUNITY BIRTH GROUP 8003418598	POWELL, WY	General Acute Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 3075322107	TORRINGTON, WY	Critical Access Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 3075324181	TORRINGTON, WY	Critical Access Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 3075324181	TORRINGTON, WY	Critical Access Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CROOK COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT 3072833501	SUNDANCE, WY	Long Term Care Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
CROOK COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT 3072833501	SUNDANCE, WY	Critical Access Hospital	$1,538–$26,597 bundled est.
▼ Show 31 more Wyoming hospitals EVANSTON HOSPITAL CORPORATION 3077893636 EVANSTON, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077669525 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3077422141 LARAMIE, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. LANDER REGIONAL HOSPITAL 3073356384 LANDER, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. LANDER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC 3073324420 LANDER, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY 3073248221 RAWLINS, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY 3073582122 DOUGLAS, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SWEETWATER COUNTY 3073528136 ROCK SPRINGS, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. NIOBRARA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3073344000 LUSK, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. NORTH BIG HORN HOSPITAL PHARMACY 3075485200 LOVELL, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. PLATTE COUNTY HOSPITAL 3073223861 GUERNSEY, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. PLATTE COUNTY HOSPITAL 3073223861 WHEATLAND, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3073223636 WHEATLAND, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. POWELL VALLEY HEALTH CARE INC 3077541101 POWELL, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. RIVERPEAK HEALTH 3078409503 RIVERTON, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. RIVERTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LLC 3073324420 LANDER, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. SHERIDAN VAMC 9135784409 SHERIDAN, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. SOUTH LINCOLN HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3078774401 KEMMERER, WY Rural Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. SUBLETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3073670099 PINEDALE, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER, LLC 3072326600 CASPER, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. TETON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT 3077333636 JACKSON, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. VAMC CHEYENNE 3077787550 CHEYENNE, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER 3073476952 WORLAND, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER 3073473221 WORLAND, WY Critical Access Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTION 3072377444 CASPER, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est. WYOMING MEDICAL CENTER INC 3075772171 CASPER, WY General Acute Care Hospital $1,538–$26,597 bundled est.

Est. cost = bundled estimate (facility fee + professional fee + anesthesia where applicable) based on CMS fee schedules and commercial rate multipliers. Contact each provider for an actual quote.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry. NPI numbers can be verified at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

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