# CPT 44950: Appendectomy

Medicare CPT 44950 pays $605.56 in a non-facility setting and $605.56 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $537.97 in Wisconsin to $750.34 in Alaska, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/44950-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: General Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $605.56 |
| National facility | $605.56 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $750.34 | $750.34 |
| Florida | $688.66 | $688.66 |
| Illinois | $680.35 | $680.35 |
| New York | $673.28 | $673.28 |
| District of Columbia | $664.86 | $664.86 |
| New Jersey | $652.34 | $652.34 |
| Connecticut | $644.09 | $644.09 |
| Michigan | $630.53 | $630.53 |
| Maryland | $624.16 | $624.16 |
| Massachusetts | $623.13 | $623.13 |
| Washington | $622.27 | $622.27 |
| West Virginia | $620.47 | $620.47 |
| Georgia | $615.25 | $615.25 |
| Pennsylvania | $611.14 | $611.14 |
| California | $609.74 | $609.74 |
| New Mexico | $608.72 | $608.72 |
| Rhode Island | $608.41 | $608.41 |
| Puerto Rico | $606.15 | $606.15 |
| Virgin Islands | $606.15 | $606.15 |
| Montana | $605.38 | $605.38 |
| New Hampshire | $601.75 | $601.75 |
| Colorado | $601.68 | $601.68 |
| Texas | $598.58 | $598.58 |
| Delaware | $596.40 | $596.40 |
| Louisiana | $594.61 | $594.61 |
| Oregon | $593.47 | $593.47 |
| Hawaii | $592.56 | $592.56 |
| Ohio | $591.20 | $591.20 |
| Nevada | $591.17 | $591.17 |
| Missouri | $589.95 | $589.95 |
| Arizona | $587.64 | $587.64 |
| Utah | $586.29 | $586.29 |
| Wyoming | $582.89 | $582.89 |
| South Carolina | $579.33 | $579.33 |
| Kentucky | $578.94 | $578.94 |
| Virginia | $576.99 | $576.99 |
| Oklahoma | $567.61 | $567.61 |
| Maine | $565.30 | $565.30 |
| North Carolina | $562.50 | $562.50 |
| Vermont | $560.76 | $560.76 |
| Mississippi | $558.76 | $558.76 |
| North Dakota | $553.78 | $553.78 |
| Tennessee | $549.45 | $549.45 |
| Minnesota | $549.20 | $549.20 |
| Indiana | $548.12 | $548.12 |
| South Dakota | $547.67 | $547.67 |
| Alabama | $546.10 | $546.10 |
| Idaho | $545.78 | $545.78 |
| Kansas | $545.71 | $545.71 |
| Arkansas | $538.88 | $538.88 |
| Iowa | $538.28 | $538.28 |
| Nebraska | $538.01 | $538.01 |
| Wisconsin | $537.97 | $537.97 |

## Related codes

- 40490: Biopsy of lip — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 40650: Repair lip, vermilion only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40650-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41010: Frenotomy, lingual — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41112: Excision of lesion of tongue — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41112-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41599: Unlisted procedure, tongue/floor of mouth — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41599-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42700: Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42700-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42820: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42820-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42821: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, age 12 or over — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42821-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 44950 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules