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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

New Hampshire 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?

$5,908

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,908 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$1,230$912 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,778 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,995
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $1,230

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
$100.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$933.25

Where New Hampshire 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 feeNew Hampshire $5,908 · 7th 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.