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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Louisiana 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?

$5,029

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,029 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,074 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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$4,074$3,090 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$550 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,074Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,786
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $4,074

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
$676.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 34th of 51

$5,029

$4,074 physician + $955 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.