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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Alabama 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?

$12,423

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,423 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,090$2,570 to $5,623
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$955 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,333Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $5,623
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $9,333professional $3,090

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 4th of 51

$12,423

$3,090 physician + $9,333 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.