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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$1,340

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,340 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $110 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$110$89.13 to $132
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$126 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $89 to $5,888Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $76 to $214
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,230professional $110

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
$95.50
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,340 · 31st 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.