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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

Kansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Thymus Removal Through the Chest cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $7,413.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,120
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $3,802 · 23rd of 50
ME $22,387ND $1,096

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.