CPT 44970

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

CPT 44970 pays $578.17 in a non-facility setting and $578.17 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $512.68 in Arkansas to $708.71 in Alaska, a 38% spread.

National non-facility rate

$578.17

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$578.17

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$708.71

Alaska

Lowest state
$512.68

Arkansas · 38% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $578.17
CPT 44970 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $578.17, national facility $578.17.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$708.71$708.71
Florida
$654.06$654.06
Illinois
$645.22$645.22
New York
$643.42$643.42
District of Columbia
$637.77$637.77
New Jersey
$624.64$624.64
Connecticut
$615.73$615.73
Michigan
$598.91$598.91
Massachusetts
$598.09$598.09
Washington
$597.83$597.83
Maryland
$596.45$596.45
California
$587.83$587.83
West Virginia
$587.40$587.40
Georgia
$585.46$585.46
Pennsylvania
$582.51$582.51
Rhode Island
$581.73$581.73
Puerto Rico
$579.08$579.08
Virgin Islands
$579.08$579.08
New Mexico
$578.29$578.29
Montana
$578.01$578.01
Colorado
$576.68$576.68
New Hampshire
$576.07$576.07
Texas
$571.25$571.25
Hawaii
$570.88$570.88
Delaware
$569.39$569.39
Oregon
$568.87$568.87
Louisiana
$565.28$565.28
Nevada
$565.09$565.09
Ohio
$562.18$562.18
Missouri
$561.19$561.19
Arizona
$560.80$560.80
Utah
$558.60$558.60
Wyoming
$557.50$557.50
South Carolina
$551.73$551.73
Virginia
$551.55$551.55
Kentucky
$550.21$550.21
Oklahoma
$540.00$540.00
Maine
$539.98$539.98
Vermont
$536.99$536.99
North Carolina
$536.67$536.67
North Dakota
$530.95$530.95
Mississippi
$530.87$530.87
Minnesota
$527.75$527.75
South Dakota
$525.39$525.39
Tennessee
$523.98$523.98
Indiana
$523.36$523.36
Idaho
$520.99$520.99
Kansas
$520.40$520.40
Alabama
$519.79$519.79
Wisconsin
$515.14$515.14
Nebraska
$514.01$514.01
Iowa
$514.00$514.00
Arkansas
$512.68$512.68

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Commercial rates for 44970

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