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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Appendix

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 44979

Covers a keyhole operation on the appendix, performed with a camera and instruments through small abdominal incisions, for which there is no standard named service. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was carried out. It is used only when no named keyhole appendix procedure fits the work performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Appendix cost?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $4,467.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,012Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $355 to $355
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 128.8 times more in Colorado 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 Dakota· 22nd of 51

$4,266

CO $10,233MT $79.43

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.