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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

Iowa rates for HCPCS 60521

Removal of all or part of the thymus, a small gland that sits behind the breastbone, reached by splitting the breastbone or opening the chest. This is the version done without a wide clearance of the surrounding tissue in the space between the lungs. 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 Chest cost?

$5,146

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,146 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,698 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,349 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 15.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$5,146

$2,455 physician + $2,692 facility

ME $28,500MD $1,851

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.