# CPT 44970: Laparoscopic appendectomy

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/44970-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: General Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $578.17 |
| National facility | $578.17 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $597.84 | $597.84 |
| Maryland | $596.45 | $596.45 |
| California | $587.82 | $587.82 |
| 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 | $568.88 | $568.88 |
| Louisiana | $565.29 | $565.29 |
| Nevada | $565.09 | $565.09 |
| Ohio | $562.18 | $562.18 |
| Missouri | $561.20 | $561.20 |
| 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 |

## Related codes

- 40490: Biopsy of lip — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 40650: Repair lip, vermilion only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40650-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41010: Frenotomy, lingual — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41112: Excision of lesion of tongue — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41112-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41599: Unlisted procedure, tongue/floor of mouth — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41599-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42700: Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42700-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42820: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42820-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42821: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, age 12 or over — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42821-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 44970 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules