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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

South Dakota 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?

$2,352

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,352 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$776 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$813 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $1,230

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
$758.58
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California 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

South Dakota· 38th of 50

$2,352

$1,230 physician + $1,122 facility

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.