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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Massachusetts 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $5,012.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,244
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,220.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$13,182.57

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 26th of 51

$3,090

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.