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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

Illinois 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,349 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$708 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $513 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,570
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,585professional $1,479

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
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$1,479

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.