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Removal Of A Transplanted Pancreas

Iowa rates for HCPCS 48556

Surgery to take out a pancreas that was previously transplanted. It is done when the transplanted organ fails, is rejected by the body, becomes infected, or causes bleeding or clotting problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Transplanted Pancreas cost?

$4,869

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,869 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,778$1,318 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$2,042 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,778

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
$2,089.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Iowa· 23rd of 50

$4,869

$1,778 physician + $3,090 facility

IN $11,551MD $1,837

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.