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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

Vermont 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?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $912.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,072
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $794

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $794 · 50th of 51
CA $1,905KY $776

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.