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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Texas 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?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $5,012.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,913
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$19,054.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 27th of 51

$3,020

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.