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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,746

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,746 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$2,818 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$479 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $5,495
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $2,951

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,623.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,019.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 46th of 51

$3,746

$2,951 physician + $794 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.