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Open Drainage Of An Appendix Abscess

West 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?

$1,626

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,626 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$724 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$813 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,413Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,096
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $813professional $813

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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $1,626 · 49th 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.