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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

North Dakota 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?

$274

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $274 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $112 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$162$110 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$112$79.43 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,995Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $79 to $251
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $112professional $162

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
$112.20
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $274 · 49th 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.