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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Maryland 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?

$89.13

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $112.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $76 to $603Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $65 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $112professional $85

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$575.44

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 50

$89.13

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.