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Removal of a Pancreatic Growth

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Pancreatic Growth cost?

$3,436

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$1,202 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,230 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,738

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.9 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

South Dakota· 33rd of 50

$3,436

$1,738 physician + $1,698 facility

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.