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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Minnesota 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?

$9,837

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,837 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,370 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$5,370$4,266 to $7,586
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,512 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $15,849Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $10,233
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $5,370

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
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$30,902.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,964.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$9,837

$5,370 physician + $4,467 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.