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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Pennsylvania 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?

$620

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$107$79.43 to $129
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$162 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $68 to $2,818Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $74 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $107

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
$107.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,606.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$620

$107 physician + $513 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.