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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Maryland 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?

$832

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $912.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $832

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$832

CA $1,905KY $776

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.