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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

South 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $10,471.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $724 to $18,197Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $871

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
$758.58
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,988.33

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$2,089

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.