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Keyhole Removal of the Appendix

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 44970

Removes the appendix through a few small cuts in the abdominal wall using a camera on a thin tube and long instruments, most often because of appendicitis. The appendix is freed, its blood supply and base are sealed, and it is drawn out through one of the small openings. Most people go home within a day or two.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal of the Appendix cost?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,248 to $9,333.

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 $7,762 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,471Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $912 to $912
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $912

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Indiana than in Montana. 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$7,762

IN $14,125MT $1,202

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.