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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Rhode Island 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?

$100

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $141.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,571Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $55 to $178
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,570professional $100

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $100 · 51st of 51
HI $1,148RI $100

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.