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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue cost?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $7,762.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $7,943Professionalmedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $9,550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $6,457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 50

$5,888

ME $13,183WY $1,288

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.