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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Montana 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?

$8,832

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,832 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$4,467$2,951 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$4,074 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,786Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,248
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $4,467

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,011.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
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
$1,949.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Montana 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

Montana· 14th of 51

$8,832

$4,467 physician + $4,365 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.