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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 July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess cost?

$4,528

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,528 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$813$708 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,089 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,715Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,230
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $813

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
$891.25
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $4,528 · 16th 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.