Surgery for appendicitis is divided into traditional appendectomy and minimally invasive surgery, which is also known as laparoscopic appendectomy. Traditional appendectomy can generally be performed with semi-body anesthesia and the total hospital cost for the surgery is around $7,000-9,000. Minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopic appendectomy will generally cost about $3,000 more than traditional surgery. Because first of all, general anesthesia is used and there are more surgical instruments than traditional surgery, so the cost is more expensive, but the recovery after minimally invasive surgery is fast and less traumatic. Therefore, although minimally invasive surgery is expensive, it is also worth considering.