Surgery and procedures CPT 60240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total thyroidectomy cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) as an inpatient: from $2,328.00 to $33,499.20, with a median of $33,499.20. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $31,171.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $33,499.20 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 60240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,328.00Stanford Health Care
Median$33,499.20half pay less
Highest$33,499.20in this market
Difference14.4×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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $2,328.00Highest $33,499.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Trdec Tot/Compl $2,328.00 $4,656.00 $590.29–$2,216.47 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Trdec Tot/Compl $2,328.00 $4,656.00 $1,020.88–$1,521.08 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMPLETE $33,499.20 $59,820.00 $7,050.00–$22,078.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMPLETE $33,499.20 $59,820.00 $7,050.00–$22,078.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,328.00, median $33,499.20, highest $33,499.20 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $33,499.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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 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.