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Removal of a Thyroid Cyst or Benign Growth

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 60200

Removes a single cyst or benign growth from the thyroid gland in the lower neck, leaving the rest of the gland in place. It also covers dividing the narrow bridge of tissue that joins the gland's two halves. It is done through a small incision in a skin crease at the front of the neck.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Thyroid Cyst or Benign Growth cost?

$3,735

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,735 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$661 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,622 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,318Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$3,735

$851 physician + $2,884 facility

OK $11,284HI $2,091

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.