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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

California rates for HCPCS 44955

Removal of the appendix carried out during another operation when there is a medical reason to remove it. It is charged in addition to the primary operation, which is charged separately, and is never performed as a standalone service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Appendix Removal During Another Operation cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $5,623.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $155 to $13,183Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $68 to $251
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $83

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
$2,818.38
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where California sits

The same service costs 70.8 times more in Oklahoma than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 10th of 50

$3,802

OK $6,026WV $85.11

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.