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Removal Of One Lobe Of The Thyroid Gland

Wyoming 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?

$7,944

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,944 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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$1,778$1,479 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$5,623 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,778

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
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 7th of 51

$7,944

$1,778 physician + $6,166 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.