Appendix Removal Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove the appendix, usually for appendicitis, in otherwise straightforward cases. Most stays are short, covering the operation and a brief recovery.
State average
$80,307
gross charge · DRG 399
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$35,460 – $121,296
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Globe, AZ
Gross charge $35,460 - 2
Kingman Regional Hospital
Kingman, AZ
Gross charge $73,026Cash pay $25,559 - 3
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gross charge $79,577Cash pay $47,746 - 4
Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)
Fort Mohave, AZ
Gross charge $92,176Cash pay $55,305 - 5
Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Gross charge $121,296Cash pay $48,518 - 6
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 7
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 8
Verde Valley Medical Center
Cottonwood, AZ
Gross charge — - 9
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 10
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 11
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Gross charge — - 12
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Gross charge — - 13Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 14
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 15
Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff, AZ
Gross charge — - 16Gross charge —
- 17
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 18
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
Gross charge — - 19
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City
Sun City, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 20Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 21
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 22
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 23
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
Gross charge — - 24Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 25
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 26
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 27
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
Gross charge — - 28Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 29
Abrazo West Campus
Goodyear, AZ
Gross charge — - 30
Banner - University Medical Center South
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 31Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 32
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
Gross charge — - 33Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 34
Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 35
Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.
Apache Junction, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705 - 36
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Laveen, AZ
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
- 38Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 39
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
Sahuarita, AZ
Gross charge — - 40
Benson Hospital
Benson, AZ
Gross charge — - 41Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 42Gross charge —Cash pay $17,705
- 43
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 44
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 45
Oro Valley Hospital
Oro Valley, AZ
Gross charge — - 46
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc.
Willcox, AZ
Gross charge —
5 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for appendix removal under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $35,460 to $121,296. The cheapest is Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center in Globe; the most expensive is Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care) in Sierra Vista. The state average sits at $80,307.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists appendix removal at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent appendix removal admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Arizona hospitals missing from the list either don't perform appendix removal in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 399 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.