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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Missouri 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?

$4,673

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,673 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$871$741 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,239 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,318Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,862
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $871

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
$851.14
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $4,673 · 15th 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.