go back

Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

North Dakota 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,778 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$1,288 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $2,455

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
3 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
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$2,455

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.