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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Arizona rates for HCPCS 60100

A procedure in which a needle is inserted through the skin of the neck to remove a small core of tissue from the thyroid gland. It is used to evaluate a thyroid nodule or lump and determine whether it is benign or requires further treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy cost?

$2,297

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,297 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $110 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$110$83.18 to $145
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,230 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,623Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $72 to $437
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,188professional $110

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Connecticut than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArizona $2,297 · 15th of 50
CT $4,709MD $201

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.