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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Kentucky 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?

$1,545

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,545 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $100 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$100$74.13 to $115
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$117 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $74 to $10,715Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $71 to $195
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,445professional $100

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
$74.13
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $1,545 · 26th 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.