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Other Keyhole Operation On An Endocrine Gland

California rates for HCPCS 60659

Covers a keyhole operation on a hormone-producing gland, such as the adrenal or thyroid gland, when the procedure performed has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon works through small cuts using a camera and long instruments instead of a single large incision. The operative report sets out exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Keyhole Operation On An Endocrine Gland cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,012$2,291 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,622 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $891 to $38,905Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $407 to $14,791
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,266professional $5,012

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
$3,090.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,182.57
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$14,791.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 138.0 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

California· 24th of 51

$4,266

AK $10,965MT $79.43

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.