Thyroid lobectomy cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) (one side of the body): from $2,493.90 to $10,188.20, with a median of $6,341.05. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $3,847.15 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $4,234.45 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 60220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center one side lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Thyroid Lobectomy,Unilat | $2,493.90 | $5,542.00 | $431.24–$17,253.85 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance one side Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 Thyroid Lobectomy,Unilat | $10,188.20 | $10,188.20 | $549.16–$5,255.62 | — | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $2,493.90, median $6,341.05, highest $10,188.20 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,493.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers removing one side of the thyroid gland, often to diagnose or treat a nodule.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.