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Whipple Surgery With Partial Stomach Removal

Virginia 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $7,244.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $12,303Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $3,802

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
$3,548.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,165.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 26th of 50

$4,365

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.