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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Utah 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?

$5,540

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,540 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$1,738$229 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,951 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,738

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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Utah 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

Utah· 28th of 51

$5,540

$1,738 physician + $3,802 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.