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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Kansas 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?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $6,918.

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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $100 to $8,511
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311

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
$104.71
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 12th of 50

$3,311

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.