Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
UNLISTED PROC; LAP DRAINAGE OF APPENDICEAL ABSCESS W/DEBRIDEMENT
Vero Beach, FL
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Indian River Memorial Hospital Inc’s median price of $1.3k is 79% below the median hospital's median price ($6.5k), higher than 3% of the 1,535 hospitals reporting CPT 44979. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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