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Removal Of The Bile And Pancreas Duct Opening

Utah rates for HCPCS 48148

Removes the small opening in the wall of the first part of the small intestine where the bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty in, usually because a growth has formed there. The area is cut out and the two ducts are reattached to the bowel so bile and pancreatic juice can still drain. It is an alternative to removing the head of the pancreas when the growth is confined to that opening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Bile And Pancreas Duct Opening cost?

$5,010

Typical total for the visit. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,010 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$1,622$1,288 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,622 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,622

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
$1,621.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 8.3 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

Utah· 22nd of 50

$5,010

$1,622 physician + $3,388 facility

ME $14,731MD $1,785

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.