Appendix removal done during another major surgery at Bluffton Health System LLC

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44955,80 APPENDECTOMY ADD-ON

Bluffton, IN

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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $86 is 93% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 19% of the 1,400 hospitals reporting CPT 44955. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 44955 at Bluffton Health System LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient	$28	$46	$25	55%	—	$28 – $81
2	Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$56	$31	55%	—	$34 – $99
3	Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$62	$34	55%	—	$38 – $110
4	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $113
5	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $113
6	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $113
7	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $113
8	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$48	$78	$43	55%	—	$48 – $139
9	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48	$78	$43	55%	—	$48 – $139
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$50	$82	$45	55%	—	$50 – $146
11	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$86	$140	$77	55%	—	$86 – $250
12	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$86	$140	$77	55%	—	$86 – $250
13	First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$151	$83	55%	—	$92 – $268
14	First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$151	$83	55%	—	$92 – $268

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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