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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Nevada 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?

$4,722

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,722 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$832$741 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$851 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,607Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,230
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $832

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
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $4,722 · 14th 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.