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Thyroid surgery cost in New York without insurance

In New York, the median cash price for Total thyroidectomy is $6,904.15 across 27 hospitals, from $645.00 to $52,529.00. The lowest is at Wynn Hospital (Utica). The US median is $9,490.92.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 Oct 20, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Thyroid surgery prices in New York 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 27 $645.00–$52,529.00 $6,904.15 $9,490.92
Thyroid lobectomy Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) · code 60220 27 $498.60–$24,617.05 $6,904.15 $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 New York. 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 New York

Thyroid surgery cost by metro area in New York

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.