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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Maine 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?

$19,480

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19,480 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,849 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$3,631$3,236 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,849$12,589 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,849professional $3,631

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
4 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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Maine 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

Maine· 2nd of 51

$19,480

$3,631 physician + $15,849 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.