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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

New York 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?

$4,914

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,914 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 9 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 $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,399 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,120Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,344
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981professional $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
$912.01
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where New York 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 York $4,914 · 12th 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.