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Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy

West 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?

$2,010

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,010 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $105 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$105$77.62 to $126
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$115 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,995Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $71 to $229
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,905professional $105

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
$83.18
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$977.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,801.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83

Where West 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 feeWest Virginia $2,010 · 20th 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.