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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Michigan 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?

$867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$126$100 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$398 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,291Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $93 to $151
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $741professional $126

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
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 22nd of 51

$867

$126 physician + $741 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.