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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$3,107

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,107 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$589 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$776 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,762Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 19th of 51

$3,107

$708 physician + $2,399 facility

ME $8,436MD $1,394

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.