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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Illinois 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?

$407

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $1,413.

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 $1,259 · 10th to 90th $89 to $5,888Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $95 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $158

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
$89.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 50

$407

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.