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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

North Dakota 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?

$3,284

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,284 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,188 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,188$1,905 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$1,096 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $2,188

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 26th of 51

$3,284

$2,188 physician + $1,096 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.