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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

South Carolina 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?

$2,302

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,302 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$933 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,950
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $1,230

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
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
11 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
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$2,302

$1,230 physician + $1,072 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.