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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$666

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $666 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $457 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$209$145 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$457$275 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,512Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $398
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $209

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
$109.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $666 · 40th 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.