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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $11,482.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $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. 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
$7,079.46
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$7,943

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.