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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

South 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?

$1,192

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,192 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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$145$100 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$257 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,090Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $74 to $245
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,047professional $145

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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where South 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 feeSouth Dakota $1,192 · 35th 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.