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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

Ohio 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?

$4,950

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,950 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$977 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$955 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $501 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,778
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,148

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
$1,047.13
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
7 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
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 16th of 51

$4,950

$1,148 physician + $3,802 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.