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Appendix Removal During Another Operation

Washington 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?

$162

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $214.

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 $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,457
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $162

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
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 34th of 50

$162

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.