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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Maryland 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?

$112

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $37 to $708Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $74 to $309
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $89professional $112

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
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $112 · 44th of 51
HI $1,148RI $100

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.