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Removal Of One Lobe Of The Thyroid Gland

Vermont rates for HCPCS 60220

Removes one entire half — one lobe — of the thyroid gland in the front of the neck, often together with the narrow bridge of tissue joining the two halves. It is done for a lump or nodule confined to one side, for a large goitre pressing on the windpipe, or for an overactive area. Laboratory examination of the removed tissue is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of One Lobe Of The Thyroid Gland cost?

$3,669

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,669 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$977$912 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,692 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $407 to $9,333Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $977

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Vermont· 47th of 51

$3,669

$977 physician + $2,692 facility

CO $11,280MT $2,218

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.