Thyroid surgery cost in California without insurance
In California, the median cash price for Total thyroidectomy is $33,499.20 across 29 hospitals, from $655.63 to $33,499.20. The lowest is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital (Marina del Rey). The US median is $5,255.00.
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 Sep 23, 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.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Range | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total thyroidectomy Total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) · code 60240 | 29 | $655.63–$33,499.20 | $33,499.20 | $5,255.00 |
| Thyroid lobectomy Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) · code 60220 | 45 | $868.72–$28,800.80 | $7,737.00 | $3,937.70 |
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
- Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, Marina del Rey$655.63
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles$936.62
- Stanford Health Care, Stanford$2,328.00
- County of Monterey, Salinas$2,622.00
- NorthBay Medical Center, Fairfield$2,643.24
Thyroid surgery cost by metro area in California
- San Francisco, CA9 hospitals
- Sacramento, CA3 hospitals
- San Jose, CA3 hospitals
- Vallejo, CA3 hospitals
- Los Angeles, CA2 hospitals
Thyroid surgery cost in other states
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
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- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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.