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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

South Carolina 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?

$3,424

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,424 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$2,512$1,445 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$603 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $288 to $3,981
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $2,512

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
$3,311.31
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
7 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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$3,424

$2,512 physician + $912 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.