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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$2,264

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,264 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,175 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$661 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,548Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,239
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $851professional $1,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
27 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 30th of 51

$2,264

$1,413 physician + $851 facility

ME $8,436MD $1,394

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.