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Open Drainage Of A Pancreas Fluid Pocket

Maryland rates for HCPCS 48510

Surgery that drains a walled-off collection of fluid on or beside the pancreas through an incision in the abdomen. A tube is left in place so the fluid empties out of the body until the pocket collapses and seals. It is done when the collection is large, painful, infected, or pressing on the stomach or bowel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Pancreas Fluid Pocket cost?

$1,175

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,288.

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 $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $1,175

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$1,175

CA $2,570KY $1,096

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.