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Partial Pancreas Removal With Intestinal Drainage

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 48145

Removes the tail end of the pancreas, sometimes together with the spleen, and then joins the cut surface of the remaining gland to a loop of small intestine so its digestive juices keep draining. It is done for tumors, cysts, long-standing inflammation, or injury affecting that part of the gland. This is major abdominal surgery performed under general anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Pancreas Removal With Intestinal Drainage cost?

$1,862

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $1,950.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,862

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$1,862

MN $3,715KY $1,622

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.