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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Kentucky 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?

$3,513

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,513 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$661 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$977 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,220Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,096
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $759

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
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $3,513 · 25th 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.