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
PERC IN/DR OF APPEND ABSCESS
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $399 is 91% below the median hospital's median price ($4.3k), higher than 12% of the 243 hospitals reporting CPT 44901. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 9 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 advantra washington prime facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $291 | $291 | — | — | — | $291 – $291 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $291 | $291 | — | — | — | $291 – $291 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $312 | $312 | — | — | — | $312 – $312 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 5 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $387 | $387 | — | — | — | $387 – $387 |
| 6 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $399 | $399 | — | — | — | $399 – $399 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $399 | $399 | — | — | — | $399 – $399 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $436 | $436 | — | — | — | $436 – $436 |
| 9 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $523 | $523 | — | — | — | $523 – $523 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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