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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Minnesota 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?

$4,137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,230 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,585 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $1,738

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California 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

Minnesota· 20th of 50

$4,137

$1,738 physician + $2,399 facility

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.