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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Iowa 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?

$3,067

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,067 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,072$813 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,288 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,570
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,995professional $1,072

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
$1,288.25
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $3,067 · 30th 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.