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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Iowa 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?

$214

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $1,349.

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 $251 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,943Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $78 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $191

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
$134.90
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 31st of 50

$214

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.