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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Florida 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $8,913.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $646 to $12,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898

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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 5th of 50

$4,898

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.