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Appendix Removal Through an Open Incision

Washington 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?

$1,622

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $10,715.

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 $1,622 · 10th to 90th $851 to $18,621
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,622

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
$1,202.26
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$40,738.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$36,307.81

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 36th of 51

$1,622

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.