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Adrenal Gland Removal Or Exploration

Indiana 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?

$10,621

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,621 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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$1,288$1,023 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$2,042 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $891 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $1,288

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 2nd of 51

$10,621

$1,288 physician + $9,333 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.