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Opening And Draining A Pancreatic Cyst

Oregon rates for HCPCS 48500

Surgery that opens a fluid-filled sac on the pancreas and stitches its edges open so it drains continuously instead of filling up again. It is used for a cyst that keeps coming back, causes pain, or presses on nearby organs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening And Draining A Pancreatic Cyst cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,514 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,413 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,692Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $2,042

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
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$2,042

MN $2,630KY $1,148

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.