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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Virginia 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?

$2,220

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,220 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$871$776 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$891 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,918Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $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
$870.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 41st of 50

$2,220

$871 physician + $1,349 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.