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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $7,244.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $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
$812.83
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$18,620.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 12th 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.