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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

South 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?

$135

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $2,188.

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 $135 · 10th to 90th $89 to $12,303Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $117 to $151
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $135professional $126

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
$97.72
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 50

$135

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.