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Pancreas Drainage Into The Small Intestine

New York 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?

$5,475

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,475 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,413 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,820 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,585

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,165.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
10 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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where New York sits

The same service costs 8.0 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 16th of 51

$5,475

$1,585 physician + $3,890 facility

ME $18,037TX $2,258

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.