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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Indiana 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?

$200

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $3,311.

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 $200 · 10th to 90th $87 to $4,898
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $200

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
$87.10
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 32nd of 50

$200

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.