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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Florida 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?

$4,879

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,188 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$2,188$1,622 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$575 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $437 to $24,547Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $2,188

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
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
2 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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Florida 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

Florida· 36th of 51

$4,879

$2,188 physician + $2,692 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.