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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

Iowa rates for HCPCS 48540

Drains a fluid-filled sac on the pancreas by connecting it directly to the intestine, so the fluid empties internally instead of through a tube in the skin. A loop of small intestine is rerouted and stitched to the sac, creating a lasting drainage path. It is used for a large or persistent pancreatic fluid collection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine cost?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,818$1,862 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,074
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $2,818

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$2,818

AK $4,571TX $851

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.