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Thyroid surgery cost in California without insurance

In California, the median cash price for Total thyroidectomy is $33,499.20 across 31 hospitals, from $936.62 to $43,734.00. The lowest is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). The US median is $9,490.92.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Thyroid surgery removes part or all of the thyroid gland, for nodules, cancer, goiter or an overactive thyroid. It is often same-day surgery or one night in the hospital. After total removal, lifelong thyroid hormone pills are needed.

Collected Nov 8, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Thyroid surgery prices in California by type

60240 is total thyroid removal and is used in the state table; and 60220 removes one lobe.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Total thyroidectomy Total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) · code 60240 31 $936.62–$43,734.00 $33,499.20 $9,490.92
Thyroid lobectomy Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) · code 60220 48 $868.72–$28,800.80 $7,737.00 $7,558.73
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in California. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Total thyroidectomy prices in California

Thyroid surgery cost by metro area in California

Thyroid surgery cost in other states

Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask whether the lab exam of the removed tissue and any overnight stay are included.
  • Ask how many thyroid operations the surgeon does a year; experience lowers complication rates.