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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

North Carolina 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?

$933

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $1,698.

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 $933 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $1,023

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$933

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.