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Removal Of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 60280

Removes a thyroglossal duct cyst, a leftover pocket from before birth that sits in the midline of the neck and often moves when swallowing. The surgeon takes out the cyst along with its tract, and usually the middle portion of the small bone above the voice box that the tract passes through, so it does not come back.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $1,318.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $13,490Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $525

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
$467.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$589

OK $3,236UT $331

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.