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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Iowa 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?

$2,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$117$97.72 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$331 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $105 to $6,761Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $74 to $457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $117

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
$104.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $2,408 · 14th 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.