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Pancreas Drainage Into The Small Intestine

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 48548

Opens the main drainage channel of the pancreas along its length and sews a loop of small intestine to it side by side, so digestive juices trapped behind a blockage can escape freely. It is done for long-standing pancreatitis with a widened, obstructed duct, mainly to relieve pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreas Drainage Into The Small Intestine cost?

$2,138

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,344.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $2,512
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $2,138

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 21.4 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.

Hawaii· 25th of 51

$2,138

AK $5,623TX $263

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.