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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Missouri 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?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $5,495.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,762
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$4,074

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.