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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

California rates for HCPCS 44950

Removes the appendix through a cut in the lower right abdomen. It is the standard treatment for appendicitis, an inflamed or infected appendix that causes sudden abdominal pain. This is the open version, done through a single incision rather than through small keyhole punctures with a camera.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision cost?

$8,710

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,266 to $13,490.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $17,783Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $661

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
$3,467.37
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$19,054.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 2nd of 51

$8,710

IN $10,233ND $631

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.