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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Virginia 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?

$1,023

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $5,495.

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 $1,072 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,772Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $813

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
$891.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$1,023

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.