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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

South Dakota 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?

$7,368

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,368 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,166 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,166$4,266 to $6,457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,365Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $6,166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$20,417.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 19th of 51

$7,368

$6,166 physician + $1,202 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.