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Removal of a Pancreatic Growth

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Pancreatic Growth cost?

$3,186

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,186 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$1,514 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$1,096 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $2,089

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
3 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

North Dakota· 26th of 51

$3,186

$2,089 physician + $1,096 facility

ME $17,294MD $1,737

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.