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Ablation Of A Noncancerous Thyroid Nodule

Montana rates for HCPCS 0673T

Destroys a noncancerous lump in the thyroid gland with heat delivered through a thin probe passed through the skin of the neck, with imaging used to steer the probe into the nodule. The treated nodule shrinks over the following months, so the gland itself does not have to be removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ablation Of A Noncancerous Thyroid Nodule cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,248 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,248$4,074 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,786 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $5,495Professionalmedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $7,586
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $5,248

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in Arkansas. 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$5,248

CA $6,607AR $2,042

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.