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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

New Jersey 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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$1,413$1,259 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$4,467 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,884
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,918professional $1,413

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
$2,238.72
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $1,479 · 33rd 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.