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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Illinois 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?

$5,049

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,049 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$3,311$3,020 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$708 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $513 to $15,488Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,248
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $3,311

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
$933.25
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$66,069.34
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$5,049

$3,311 physician + $1,738 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.