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

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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44955,AS APPENDECTOMY ADD-ON

Peru, IN

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Dukes Health System LLC’s median price of $65 is 95% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 6% 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 Dukes Health System LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 25 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	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$32	$18	55%	—	$20 – $58
2	Anthem node anthem in mcr select facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $61
3	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $61
4	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $61
5	Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $62
6	Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $62
7	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $62
8	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $63
9	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$35	$19	55%	—	$21 – $63
10	Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$32	$53	$29	55%	—	$32 – $94
11	Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient	$34	$56	$31	55%	—	$34 – $100
12	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $112
13	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $112
14	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $112
15	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$63	$35	55%	—	$39 – $112
16	Cigna cigna all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$74	$41	55%	—	$45 – $132
17	Aetna aetna all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$51	$83	$46	55%	—	$51 – $149
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$86	$48	55%	—	$53 – $154
19	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$86	$140	$77	55%	—	$86 – $250
20	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$86	$140	$77	55%	—	$86 – $250
21	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$87	$142	$78	55%	—	$87 – $253
22	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$87	$142	$78	55%	—	$87 – $253
23	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$87	$142	$78	55%	—	$87 – $253
24	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$87	$142	$78	55%	—	$87 – $253
25	Cigna cigna indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$107	$175	$97	55%	—	$107 – $312

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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