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Adrenal Gland Removal Or Exploration

Illinois rates for HCPCS 60540

Removes part or all of an adrenal gland, one of the small hormone-producing glands that sit on top of each kidney, or opens the area to examine the gland and take a sample. It is done through an incision in the abdomen, the flank, or the back.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Adrenal Gland Removal Or Exploration cost?

$3,474

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,474 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,479$1,148 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$759 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,239
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,479

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
6 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
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 16.4 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

Illinois· 27th of 51

$3,474

$1,479 physician + $1,995 facility

ME $28,429MD $1,737

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.