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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Oregon 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?

$1,230

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,288.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,230professional $1,230

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
$1,412.54
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 39th of 51

$1,230

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.