Appendix removal done during another major surgery at Valley County Hospital

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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APPENDECTOMY ADD-ON

Ord, NE

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Valley County Hospital’s median price of $68 is 94% 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 Valley County Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 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	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
2	Molina managed medicaid/chip professional · fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
3	Molina dual eligible plan professional · fee schedule · both	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
4	Bcbs Ne medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
5	Medica medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
7	Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
8	WellCare medicare advantage/dual needs plan professional · fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
9	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
10	Medica individual and family business plans professional · fee schedule · both	$128	$128	—	—	—	$128 – $128
11	Bcbs Ne commercial professional · case rate · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
12	Medica commercial plans/care system products professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
13	MultiPlan primary/complementary ppo professional · fee schedule · both	$214	$214	—	—	—	$214 – $214

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

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