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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

North Carolina 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?

$1,910

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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$933$741 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$776 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,884Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,188
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $977professional $933

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
$776.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $1,910 · 46th 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.