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Adrenal Gland Removal With Tumor Excision

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 60545

Surgery that removes part or all of an adrenal gland and also removes a tumor located in the retroperitoneum, the space at the back of the abdomen. Exploration of the area and a biopsy may be part of the same service, and the surgical route can vary.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Adrenal Gland Removal With Tumor Excision cost?

$3,643

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,643 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$1,738$1,230 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.5 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$3,643

$1,738 physician + $1,905 facility

ME $24,085MD $1,920

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.