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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Connecticut 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?

$4,709

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,709 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$138$100 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,162 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,511Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $78 to $288
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $138

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
$912.01
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $4,709 · 1st 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.