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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Kansas 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?

$4,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$3,162 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$501 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,754Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $20,417
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $3,467

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
$3,162.28
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 42nd of 51

$4,514

$3,467 physician + $1,047 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.