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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 October 2026.

How much does Thymus Removal Through the Chest cost?

$5,667

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,667 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$1,096$955 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,820 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,096

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
15 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
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where New York 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

New York· 11th of 51

$5,667

$1,096 physician + $4,571 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.