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Pancreatic Cyst Drained Into Intestine

Tennessee 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$1,288 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,820 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $871 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,570
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $1,413 · 42nd 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.