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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 July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$2,246

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,246 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$832 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$912 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,715Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,622
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,175professional $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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,737.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $2,246 · 40th 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.