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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Nebraska 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $8,511.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $100 to $14,454Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $155 to $257
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $191

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$4,467

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.