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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 48105

Clears away dead and infected tissue from the pancreas and the area around it after a severe attack of pancreatitis has destroyed part of the gland. The abdomen is opened, the dead tissue is removed, and drains are usually left in place. It is a major operation done when infection or dead tissue is threatening the patient's life.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue cost?

$21,355

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21,355 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $9,333 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,023 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$9,333$3,981 to $11,482
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,023$1,820 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $15,136
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $12,023professional $9,333

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$21,379.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,218.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 1st of 51

$21,355

$9,333 physician + $12,023 facility

AK $21,355WA $3,262

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.