Thyroid lobectomy cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) as an inpatient: from $837.69 to $6,985.00, with a median of $6,721.41. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $5,883.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $6,176.47 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 60220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $837.69 | $3,111.89 | $581.55–$1,869.26 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $1,953.70 | $2,791.00 | $706.16–$913.86 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center one side Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILATERAL | $2,080.00 | $2,080.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $6,457.82 | $12,615.00 | $2,094.09–$12,615.00 | 49% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $358.41–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $358.41–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $804.33–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $804.33–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $804.33–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $804.33–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $358.41–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $358.41–$6,286.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $837.69, median $6,721.41, highest $6,985.00 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $6,870.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 7 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.