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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Iowa 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $6,310.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,239
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,445

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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$12,882.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 34th of 51

$2,042

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.