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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy cost?

$516

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $516 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $372 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$120 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$372$91.20 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,905Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $100 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Connecticut than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 36th of 51

$516

$145 physician + $372 facility

CT $2,823WV $230

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.