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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Minnesota 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $6,761.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $741 to $18,197
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,512

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
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$28,183.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$2,512

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.