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Thymus Removal Through The Neck

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 60520

The thymus gland, which sits behind the upper breastbone, is removed through an incision at the base of the neck, so the breastbone does not have to be split. All or part of the gland is taken out. It is most often done for myasthenia gravis or for a growth in the gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thymus Removal Through The Neck cost?

$4,050

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,050 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,023 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,738 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,020
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $1,479

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$4,050

$1,479 physician + $2,570 facility

AK $11,679KY $2,428

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.