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Whipple Surgery With Partial Stomach Removal

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 48150

Removes the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, and the lower portion of the stomach, then rebuilds the digestive route by joining the pancreas, the bile duct, and the stomach to the small intestine. It is one of the largest abdominal operations and is done mainly for tumors at the head of the pancreas or the ducts beside it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Whipple Surgery With Partial Stomach Removal cost?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $6,026.

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 $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $8,128Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $6,310
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $5,129

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
$3,019.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th of 50

$5,012

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.