Thyroid Removal For Cancer With Neck Node Clearance

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 60254

The thyroid gland is removed for cancer, and the lymph nodes and surrounding tissue of the neck are cleared out during the same operation. Taking the nodes treats disease that has spread beyond the gland and shows how far it has travelled. Calcium levels and voice are monitored closely afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Removal For Cancer With Neck Node Clearance cost?

$9,478

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

25% physician fee75% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,399	$1,738 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,079	$3,236 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,370

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,621.81 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $15,135.61	Facility	Global	$1,621.81	$5,495.41	$15,135.61
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,073.80 Median $11,481.54 Typical High $22,908.68	Facility	Global	$4,073.80	$11,481.54	$22,908.68
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,630.27 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $15,488.17	Facility	Global	$2,630.27	$5,495.41	$15,488.17
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,698.24 Median $3,801.89 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$1,698.24	$3,801.89	$9,120.11

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $13,574SD $5,909

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.