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Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Dead Pancreas Tissue cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,623.41
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Washington· 16th of 50

$5,370

ME $13,183WY $1,288

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.