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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

South Carolina 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?

$1,942

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,942 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$871$759 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$871 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $741 to $12,303Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,318
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,072professional $871

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
$933.25
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,942 · 45th 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.