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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Montana 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?

$2,372

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,372 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$1,023$759 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$1,047 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,549Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,905
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,349professional $1,023

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
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $2,372 · 36th 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.