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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Massachusetts 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?

$3,311

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$912$776 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$912 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,129Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,089
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,399professional $912

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
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,897.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,897.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $3,311 · 27th 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.