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Thyroid Removal Reaching Behind The Breastbone

New York rates for HCPCS 60271

Removes a thyroid gland that has grown downward behind the breastbone, working through an incision low in the neck. The enlarged gland is freed from the structures around it and lifted up and out through the neck opening. It is done when a large goiter presses on the windpipe or swallowing tube, or when the gland itself is diseased.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Removal Reaching Behind The Breastbone cost?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $10,965.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $14,454
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,457

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,848.93
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,715.35
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where New York sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Delaware than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $6,457 · 19th of 50
DE $20,417ND $1,047

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.