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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

Nevada 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$1,380$1,175 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$851 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,778
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $1,380

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
$1,412.54
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$1,380

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.