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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Georgia 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?

$4,845

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,845 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,890 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,890$3,311 to $5,888
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$589 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,761Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,607
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $3,890

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,317.64
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
3 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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 37th of 51

$4,845

$3,890 physician + $955 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.