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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

New Mexico 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?

$1,498

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,498 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$117$91.20 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$174 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,692Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $72 to $513
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,380professional $117

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
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $1,498 · 27th 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.