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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

North Carolina 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?

$115

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $166.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,288Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $151
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $115professional $151

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$115

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.