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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Georgia 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?

$2,999

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,999 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$115$89.13 to $170
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,288 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,623Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $74 to $234
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $115

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
$138.04
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $2,999 · 11th 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.