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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

South Carolina 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 6 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$1,479$1,288 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,514 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,291
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,862professional $1,479

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
$1,548.82
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $1,514 · 27th 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.