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Removal Of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $8,318.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $490 to $12,023Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $537

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$12,302.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

Virginia· 35th of 50

$3,981

WV $26,915ND $457

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.