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Removal Of A Recurrent Neck Cyst From Birth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 60281

Surgical removal of a fluid-filled cyst or tract in the midline of the neck that is left over from before birth, performed when the cyst has come back after an earlier removal. The surgeon removes the cyst along with any related tract to reduce the chance of it recurring again.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Recurrent Neck Cyst From Birth cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,349 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$5,248 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $2,455

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$2,455

OK $3,467UT $427

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.