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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Colorado 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?

$10,172

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,172 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,715 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,715$3,162 to $4,677
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$2,884 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,589Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $3,715

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
$2,818.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,370.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,623.41
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 8th of 51

$10,172

$3,715 physician + $6,457 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.