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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Tennessee 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?

$1,345

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,345 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$115$95.50 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$589 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,715Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $72 to $224
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,230professional $115

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
$97.72
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $1,345 · 30th 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.