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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Virginia 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?

$120

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $324.

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 $120 · 10th to 90th $83 to $5,888Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $72 to $174
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $120professional $100

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
$95.50
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 50

$120

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.