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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Minnesota 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?

$263

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $603.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $83 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 30th of 50

$263

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.