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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$414

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $414 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $288 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$126$95.50 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$288$126 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,248Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $275
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $288professional $126

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
$107.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $414 · 46th 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.