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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

New York 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $9,333.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,803.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where New York 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.

New York $5,754 · 14th 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.