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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue cost?

$9,554

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,554 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,166 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$6,166$4,467 to $6,457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,514 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,586Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $8,710
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $6,166

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
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,417.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,309.57
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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$9,554

$6,166 physician + $3,388 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.