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Opening And Draining A Pancreatic Cyst

Virginia 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 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$1,288$1,122 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,318 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,288

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
$1,288.25
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 26th of 51

$1,349

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.