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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

Idaho 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?

$2,797

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,797 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,514 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$676 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,291
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $977professional $1,820

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 37th of 51

$2,797

$1,820 physician + $977 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.