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Procedure price report · Other OR gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures

Removal of the tail end of the pancreas

CPT 48140the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to remove the far portion of the pancreas, with or without removing the spleen, without reconnecting the pancreatic duct to the intestine.

Hospitals typically charge $3,061 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 222 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,152. Most fall between $1,580 and $4,881 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
222
States
44
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 222 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,037$1,924$3,061$4,418$6,684

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.4× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,037 vs $6,684).

How the prices are spread

$611 – $791: 9 hospitals$611$791 – $1,024: 2 hospitals$1,024 – $1,325: 7 hospitals$1,024$1,325 – $1,715: 25 hospitals$1,715 – $2,220: 11 hospitals$1,715$2,220 – $2,873: 30 hospitals$2,873 – $3,718: 40 hospitals$2,873$3,718 – $4,813: 42 hospitals$4,813 – $6,230: 21 hospitals$4,813$6,230 – $8,063: 17 hospitals$6,230median $3,061price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (204 of 222 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$611$7919
$791$1,0242
$1,024$1,3257
$1,325$1,71525
$1,715$2,22011
$2,220$2,87330
$2,873$3,71840
$3,718$4,81342
$4,813$6,23021
$6,230$8,06317

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,061.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,941 across 11 hospitalsIL$2,941Wisconsin: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWIMichigan: median $3,019 across 23 hospitalsMI$3,019New York: median $2,498 across 10 hospitalsNY$2,498Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $3,836 across 15 hospitalsIA$3,836Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $6,028 across 11 hospitalsOH$6,028Pennsylvania: median $780 across 19 hospitalsPA$780New Jersey: median $5,237 across 13 hospitalsNJ$5,237Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCAUtah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSCOklahoma: median $3,289 across 10 hospitalsOK$3,289Louisiana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,061. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Ohio OH11$6,028+97%$2,424 – $6,843
New Jersey NJ13$5,237+71%$4,350 – $5,855
Iowa IA15$3,836+25%$3,836 – $3,836
Oklahoma OK10$3,289+7%$3,289 – $3,289
Michigan MI23$3,019−1%$2,195 – $3,061
Illinois IL11$2,941−4%$1,557 – $4,273
New York NY10$2,498−18%$1,242 – $4,690
Pennsylvania PA19$780−75%$584 – $4,927
California CA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wisconsin WI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,061.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care178$3,268$1,598 – $4,927
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access36$2,600$1,557 – $4,670
Ownership
For-profit16fewer than 20 hospitals
Government39$3,163$1,580 – $4,501
Non-profit166$3,114$1,659 – $4,988
System affiliation
Part of a system170$3,061$1,557 – $4,881
Independent52$3,193$1,924 – $4,743

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,449
Median cash price$3,061
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

155 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,927 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,783; most fall between $1,557 and $4,311.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 155 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$893$1,557$2,927$3,853$5,518

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($893 vs $5,518).

Of the 183 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 155 gave a usable cash price; 15 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 13 a list price only.

How complete is this

222 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (6%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 276 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted222
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded18
Hospitals that filed this code276

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Pncrtect Dstl Stot W/O Pncrtcojejunostomy.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of the tail end of the pancreas (CPT 48140) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-48140-removal-of-the-tail-end-of-the-pancreas