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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

South 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?

$2,057

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,057 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$107$81.28 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$148 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $100 to $9,120Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $72 to $457
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,950professional $107

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
$100.00
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53

Where South 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 feeSouth Carolina $2,057 · 18th 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.