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Removal of the Tail End of the Pancreas

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 48140

Removes the body and tail of the pancreas, the portion farthest from the intestine, leaving the head of the gland in place. The spleen, whose blood vessels run along that part of the pancreas, is sometimes removed with it. It is done for tumors, cysts, or damage confined to that end of the gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Tail End of the Pancreas cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $13,490.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $16,218Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $4,898
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $3,467

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$32,359.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 50

$7,244

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.