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Thyroid Removal For Cancer With Neck Node Clearance

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$4,910

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,090$2,630 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,660 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,818Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,981
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $3,090

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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$4,910

$3,090 physician + $1,820 facility

ME $29,260DE $2,940

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.