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Thyroid Removal For Cancer With Neck Node Clearance

Vermont 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?

$2,291

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,818.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,698Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $2,344

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$2,291

AK $6,761UT $1,175

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.