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Open Biopsy Of The Pancreas

Washington 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $2,188.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,457
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,738

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $1,738 · 29th of 50
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.