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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

South Dakota 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?

$145

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $191.

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 $955 · 10th to 90th $91 to $955Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $98 to $182
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $138

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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 38th of 50

$145

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.