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Removal of a Pancreatic Growth

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 48120

This surgery removes a localized growth from the pancreas, such as a cyst or a benign tumor, while leaving the rest of the pancreas intact. The surgeon opens the abdomen, locates the growth, and excises it along with a margin of surrounding tissue when needed. It is used when a pancreatic growth needs to come out but does not require removing a larger section of the gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Pancreatic Growth cost?

$6,851

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,851 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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$1,096$1,000 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$1,380 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,622
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $1,096

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
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,754.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $6,851 · 11th of 50
ME $14,563MD $1,639

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.