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Whipple Operation on Pancreas and Duodenum

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 48152

A major abdominal operation, commonly called a Whipple procedure, that removes the head of the pancreas together with the duodenum (the first stretch of small intestine), a portion of the stomach, and the bile duct. The remaining digestive organs are then joined back together so that food and bile can flow again. It is most often done for a growth at the head of the pancreas or in the structures immediately around it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Whipple Operation on Pancreas and Duodenum cost?

$3,020

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $3,715.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $2,818Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $3,020

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,897.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 48th of 51

$3,020

MN $6,607KY $2,884

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.