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Open Biopsy Of The Pancreas

Iowa rates for HCPCS 48100

Takes a tissue sample from the pancreas during an operation in which the abdomen is open, using a fine needle, a core needle, or by cutting out a small wedge. Sampling the gland directly is done when an abnormality is found and its nature has to be established. The sample goes to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy Of The Pancreas cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,467.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $912 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,951
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$2,042

ME $13,183ND $871

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.