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Pancreas Drainage Into The Small Intestine

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Pancreas Drainage Into The Small Intestine cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $4,074.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Washington· 23rd of 50

$3,236

ME $13,183WY $1,288

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.