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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine cost?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$1,549$1,288 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,122 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,399
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,549

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $1,549 · 24th of 51
AK $2,951KY $1,318

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.