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Removal of a Pancreatic Growth

North Carolina 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?

$3,040

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,040 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$1,660$1,259 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$1,122 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,169Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,090
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $1,660

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $3,040 · 40th 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.