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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Tennessee 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?

$955

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $2,630.

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 $100 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955

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
$173.78
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 21st of 50

$955

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.