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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Ohio 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?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $10,233.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $93 to $12,589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818

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
$93.33
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 13th of 50

$2,818

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.