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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Kentucky 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?

$5,242

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,242 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$1,995 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$741 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $457 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,715
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $2,291

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$13,489.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 30th of 51

$5,242

$2,291 physician + $2,951 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.