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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

Oklahoma 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?

$2,934

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,934 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$1,349$1,202 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$724 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,128
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $1,349

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 33rd of 51

$2,934

$1,349 physician + $1,585 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.