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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Texas 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?

$347

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $3,715.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $81 to $5,248
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $347

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
$794.33
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$18,197.01
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 27th of 50

$347

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.