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Ablation Of A Noncancerous Thyroid Nodule

North Carolina 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?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$3,890$3,388 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,020 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $3,890

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
$933.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$23,988.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$3,890

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.