Appendix removal done during another major surgery at Mayo Clinic

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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PR APPENDECTOMY W OTHR MAJOR PROC

Rochester, MN

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Mayo Clinic’s median price of $602 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 45% 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 Mayo Clinic

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 54 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	Ucare ucare msho medicare advantage plan [598] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
2	Ucare ucare connect medicare advantage plan [944] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield federal retiree [949] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
4	Optum veteran affairs optum [1054] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco [815] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
6	Ucare ucare medicare advantage plan [643] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
7	Medica medica advantage solutions by county [1204] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [226] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo and hmo [1099] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
10	Medica medica dual solution msho medicare advantage plan [1004] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$71	$71	—	—	—	$71 – $71
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield mc xr pb bcbs platinum blue medicare advantage plan [935] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77
12	Ucare ucare essentia care medicare advantage plan [775] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77
13	Healthpartners healthpartners part b medicare advantage plan [496] professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield mayo aco [612] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$558	$558	—	—	—	$558 – $558
15	Ucare swwi ucare ifp [1112] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$558	$558	—	—	—	$558 – $558
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield fep [869] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	—	—	—	$561 – $561
17	Anthem blue cross blue shield by payor [178] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield by payor [178] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield complex care [808] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield transplant bcbs [1141] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
21	Healthpartners complex care [808] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
22	Medica deanhp by medica west mc hmo [1263] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
23	Medica medica engage [666] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
24	Medica medica ifb midlands choice ia and ne [48] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
25	Medica medica non mayo employees group [755] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571

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Last updated: Aug 14, 2026

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