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Partial Thyroid Removal, Both Sides

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 60212

Surgical removal of part of one lobe of the thyroid gland along with part of the lobe on the opposite side, including the tissue connecting the two lobes. It is performed when concerning areas are present on both sides of the thyroid but removing the entire gland is not needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Thyroid Removal, Both Sides cost?

$4,321

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,321 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$1,230$1,000 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$2,512 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,230

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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

Arkansas· 42nd of 51

$4,321

$1,230 physician + $3,090 facility

WI $12,210KY $2,660

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.