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Removal Of A Carotid Body Tumor In The Neck

Georgia rates for HCPCS 60600

Removes a growth arising from the small cluster of tissue that sits where the main artery of the neck divides. The growth is carefully peeled away while the artery itself is preserved. These tumors are usually slow-growing and not cancerous, but they sit among nerves and major blood vessels, which makes the surgery delicate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Carotid Body Tumor In The Neck cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $7,079.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,884
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571professional $1,622

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$21,877.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $4,571 · 20th of 50
ME $22,387MS $1,230

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.