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Adrenal Gland Removal Or Exploration

Michigan 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?

$5,361

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,361 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$1,380$1,202 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,175 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,380

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
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
13 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
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 15th of 51

$5,361

$1,380 physician + $3,981 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.