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Opening And Draining A Pancreatic Cyst

Wyoming 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?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $4,677.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 14th of 51

$1,585

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.