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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Utah 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?

$4,412

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,412 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$1,023$813 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,288 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,239
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $1,023

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
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $4,412 · 18th 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.