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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$3,993

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,993 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $102 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$102$77.62 to $120
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,818 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $166
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,890professional $102

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
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $3,993 · 4th 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.