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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Louisiana 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?

$1,232

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,232 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $110 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$110$83.18 to $135
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$501 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,467Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $78 to $174
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,122professional $110

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
$131.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $1,232 · 33rd 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.