Surgery and procedures CPT 60240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total thyroidectomy cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) as an inpatient: from $1,139.60 to $3,956.58, with a median of $2,548.09. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $1,408.49 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $2,548.09 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 60240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$1,139.60Valley Regional Hospital
Median$2,548.09half pay less
Highest$3,956.58in this market
Difference3.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $1,139.60Highest $3,956.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMP IP $1,139.60 $2,072.00 $412.40–$4,144.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMP OP $1,139.60 $2,072.00 $412.40–$4,144.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 REMOVAL OF THYROID $1,139.60 $2,072.00 $412.40–$4,144.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 THYROIDECTOMY $3,956.58 $12,930.00 $4,460.85–$12,283.50 69% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,139.60, median $2,548.09, highest $3,956.58 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,548.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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 1 it is 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 the whole thyroid gland through a cut in the lower front of the neck.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.