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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Ohio 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $9,550.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129

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
$1,258.93
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 15th of 51

$5,129

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.