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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

New York 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?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $9,120.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $123 to $13,490
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$295.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$354.81

Where New York 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.

New York· 3rd of 50

$5,248

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.