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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Georgia rates for HCPCS 44900

A pocket of pus that has formed around an inflamed or burst appendix is opened and drained through an incision in the abdomen. The cavity is washed out and a drain is usually left so it keeps emptying while the infection settles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$4,024

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,024 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$776 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,230 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,079Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,585
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeGeorgia $4,024 · 21st of 50
CA $9,971MD $1,268

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.