Thyroid lobectomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) is $7,558.73 across 489 US hospitals; most list between $1,988.40 and $26,873.44. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 253 markets is $417.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Thyroid surgery costs
Lowest$417.00any market
Median market$7,995.00middle of market medians
Most below$26,873.449 in 10 hospitals
Listings484hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for thyroid lobectomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $14,293.73 and the lowest a median of $1,405.20. At 352 of 452 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 60220?
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.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 60220 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 30 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($1,363.84), Montana ($2,059.20) and Wisconsin ($2,634.86), and highest in Virginia ($24,421.60), South Carolina ($22,184.86) and Ohio ($21,948.18).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$9,904.45
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Louisiana$5,574.55
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,875.22
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
- Wisconsin$2,634.86
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $2,527.70 | $2,527.70 | $2,527.70 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $13,752.34 | $13,752.34 | $13,752.34 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $6,157.58 | $6,157.58 | $6,157.58 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $7,426.49 | $7,426.49 | $7,426.49 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $20,708.30 | $20,708.30 | $20,708.30 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $6,615.00 | $6,615.00 | $6,615.00 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $3,317.00 | $3,317.00 | $3,317.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,412.46 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.9× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $18,031.53 | $18,031.53 | $18,031.53 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $2,054.25 | $2,054.25 | $2,054.25 | 1.0× |
| Athens, TN one side | 1 | $18,214.19 | $18,214.19 | $18,214.19 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $5,753.00 | $5,753.00 | $38,358.00 | 6.7× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $7,821.90 | $7,821.90 | $7,821.90 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $4,893.17 | $8,586.34 | $8,586.34 | 1.8× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $868.72 | $868.72 | $868.72 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,831.73 | $1,831.73 | $1,831.73 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI one side | 1 | $2,326.67 | $2,326.67 | $2,326.67 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $8,780.87 | $8,780.87 | $8,780.87 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $5,975.91 | $5,975.91 | $5,975.91 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $12,453.35 | $12,453.35 | $12,453.35 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 4 | $11,473.70 | $11,473.70 | $11,473.70 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI one side single city | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,275.00 | $11,976.26 | $22,677.52 | 17.8× |
| Black River Falls, WI single city | 1 | $4,472.10 | $4,472.10 | $4,472.10 | 1.0× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $9,975.00 | $9,975.00 | $9,975.00 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN one side | 1 | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $7,995.00 | $7,995.00 | $7,995.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $6,806.28 | $14,745.88 | $15,131.00 | 2.2× |
| Bonifay, FL one side single city | 1 | $747.90 | $747.90 | $747.90 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 3 | $2,493.90 | $10,188.20 | $12,188.18 | 4.9× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $2,059.20 | $2,059.20 | $2,059.20 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $3,244.20 | $3,244.20 | $3,244.20 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $6,043.00 | $6,043.00 | $6,043.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV one side single city | 1 | $8,888.00 | $8,888.00 | $8,888.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $2,156.26 | $2,156.26 | $2,156.26 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $9,928.77 | $9,928.77 | $9,928.77 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL one side | 4 | $11,041.38 | $12,812.13 | $13,427.52 | 1.2× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $21,661.84 | $21,661.84 | $21,661.84 | 1.0× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $8,214.32 | $8,214.32 | $8,214.32 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO one side single city | 1 | $1,567.50 | $1,567.50 | $1,567.50 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $3,165.00 | $3,165.00 | $3,165.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $7,568.50 | $9,960.75 | $12,353.00 | 1.6× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2 | $22,495.54 | $23,694.78 | $24,894.01 | 1.1× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 17 | $718.24 | $12,454.18 | $57,769.48 | 80.4× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 5 | $19,121.48 | $22,702.22 | $37,547.55 | 2.0× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $10,864.20 | $10,864.20 | $10,864.20 | 1.0× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $1,504.15 | $1,504.15 | $1,504.15 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $18,641.75 | $18,641.75 | $18,641.75 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $4,039.81 | $4,039.81 | $4,039.81 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $15,060.00 | $15,060.00 | $15,060.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $15,958.10 | $15,958.10 | $15,958.10 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $13,733.20 | $13,733.20 | $13,733.20 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $12,134.39 | $12,134.39 | $12,134.39 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $22,304.22 | $22,304.22 | $22,304.22 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY single city | 1 | $15,465.45 | $15,465.45 | $15,465.45 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $1,870.80 | $6,043.00 | $20,646.60 | 11.0× |
| Danville, VA one side | 1 | $37,859.20 | $37,859.20 | $37,859.20 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $18,174.31 | $18,174.31 | $18,174.31 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $4,022.10 | $4,022.10 | $4,022.10 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $2,065.00 | $2,065.00 | $2,065.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $5,796.56 | $8,312.83 | $18,342.79 | 3.2× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,588.42 | $4,588.42 | $4,588.42 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $8,215.31 | $8,215.31 | $8,215.31 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,363.84 | $1,363.84 | $1,363.84 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $11,895.08 | $11,895.08 | $11,895.08 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $11,775.00 | $11,775.00 | $11,775.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $9,753.07 | $9,753.07 | $9,753.07 | 1.0× |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,748.25 | $1,748.25 | $1,748.25 | 1.0× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $2,494.70 | $2,494.70 | $2,494.70 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $8,286.60 | $11,914.70 | $15,542.79 | 1.9× |
| Elko, NV one side | 1 | $45,194.92 | $45,194.92 | $45,194.92 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,470.50 | $1,470.50 | $1,470.50 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $12,712.05 | $12,712.05 | $12,712.05 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $8,752.90 | $8,752.90 | $8,752.90 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $16,294.40 | $16,294.40 | $16,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV one side | 1 | $755.62 | $755.62 | $755.62 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $6,052.20 | $6,052.20 | $6,052.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $3,120.47 | $8,426.38 | $11,990.78 | 3.8× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,012.70 | $1,012.70 | $1,012.70 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $18,110.94 | $18,110.94 | $18,110.94 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI one side | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $6,571.47 | $7,295.29 | $7,295.29 | 1.1× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $18,619.19 | $19,948.97 | $21,278.75 | 1.1× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,113.60 | $3,113.60 | $3,113.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,395.00 | $12,165.81 | $18,936.61 | 3.5× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $17,880.00 | $17,880.00 | $17,880.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $4,545.93 | $4,545.93 | $4,545.93 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,588.42 | $4,588.42 | $4,588.42 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $12,988.65 | $12,988.65 | $12,988.65 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $712.50 | $712.50 | $712.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $5,136.80 | $5,136.80 | $5,136.80 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $59,183.00 | $59,183.00 | $59,183.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $22,184.86 | $22,184.86 | $22,184.86 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $15,403.00 | $15,403.00 | $15,403.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $417.00 | $10,497.09 | $12,563.89 | 30.1× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $522.00 | $522.00 | $522.00 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $11,193.08 | $11,193.08 | $11,193.08 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $4,128.30 | $4,128.30 | $4,128.30 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $2,494.70 | $2,494.70 | $2,494.70 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $11,206.65 | $11,206.65 | $11,206.65 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $9,000.52 | $9,000.52 | $9,000.52 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC one side | 1 | $4,030.80 | $4,030.80 | $4,030.80 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $2,054.25 | $2,054.25 | $2,054.25 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $2,922.38 | $5,043.28 | $5,675.23 | 1.9× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $5,975.91 | $5,975.91 | $5,975.91 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $14,976.97 | $14,976.97 | $14,976.97 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $7,032.00 | $7,032.00 | $7,032.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $718.83 | $5,311.64 | $9,904.45 | 13.8× |
| Jackson, MS | 3 | $8,995.00 | $17,179.64 | $31,695.28 | 3.5× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $15,078.10 | $15,078.10 | $15,078.10 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $550.55 | $550.55 | $550.55 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $5,695.00 | $6,025.00 | $10,302.50 | 1.8× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $19,146.63 | $19,146.63 | $19,146.63 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $7,546.53 | $7,546.53 | $7,546.53 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $7,648.22 | $7,648.22 | $7,648.22 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $3,327.07 | $4,449.67 | $6,031.26 | 1.8× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $20,603.56 | $20,603.56 | $20,603.56 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $8,743.06 | $8,743.06 | $8,743.06 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $10,787.49 | $14,747.31 | $18,707.12 | 1.7× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $10,993.88 | $10,993.88 | $10,993.88 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $712.50 | $712.50 | $10,406.94 | 14.6× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $23,204.20 | $23,204.20 | $23,204.20 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $28,358.34 | $35,217.69 | $42,077.04 | 1.5× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $6,575.00 | $6,672.70 | $6,770.40 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $894.30 | $894.30 | $894.30 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY one side | 2 | $14,262.88 | $18,602.36 | $22,941.84 | 1.6× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $6,349.50 | $19,843.67 | $33,337.83 | 5.3× |
| Linton, IN one side single city | 1 | $2,686.65 | $2,686.65 | $2,686.65 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN one side single city | 1 | $838.73 | $838.73 | $838.73 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $3,234.00 | $5,450.37 | $10,191.99 | 3.2× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $20,187.40 | $20,187.40 | $20,187.40 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $14,495.00 | $14,495.00 | $14,495.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $936.62 | $2,631.20 | $7,737.00 | 8.3× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $25,077.72 | $25,077.72 | $25,077.72 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $6,449.95 | $6,449.95 | $6,449.95 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $10,803.11 | $10,803.11 | $10,803.11 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS one side | 1 | $8,022.00 | $8,022.00 | $8,022.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | $43,187.45 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI one side | 1 | $11,512.99 | $11,512.99 | $11,512.99 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA one side | 1 | $16,436.00 | $16,436.00 | $16,436.00 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA one side | 1 | $50,632.04 | $50,632.04 | $50,632.04 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY one side | 1 | $14,419.26 | $14,419.26 | $14,419.26 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK one side | 1 | $1,152.80 | $1,152.80 | $1,152.80 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $6,043.00 | $6,043.00 | $6,043.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | 1.0× |
| McPherson, KS | 1 | $1,809.30 | $1,809.30 | $1,809.30 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 7 | $6,634.78 | $7,076.88 | $26,584.19 | 4.0× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $3,785.00 | $3,785.00 | $3,785.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $4,575.15 | $4,575.15 | $4,575.15 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $6,212.21 | $6,212.21 | $6,212.21 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $9,191.41 | $16,752.97 | $24,314.52 | 2.6× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $6,588.84 | $9,146.15 | $10,158.91 | 1.5× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,551.84 | $1,551.84 | $1,551.84 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $1,758.75 | $5,499.66 | $5,574.55 | 3.2× |
| Monroeville, AL single city | 1 | $3,320.00 | $3,320.00 | $3,320.00 | 1.0× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $755.62 | $4,238.31 | $7,721.00 | 10.2× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,206.75 | $1,206.75 | $1,206.75 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,420.00 | $1,420.00 | $1,420.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $3,543.00 | $3,543.00 | $3,543.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $14,681.18 | $14,681.18 | $14,681.18 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH one side | 1 | $1,412.08 | $1,412.08 | $1,412.08 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $940.00 | $940.00 | $940.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2 | $18,237.72 | $18,237.72 | $18,237.72 | 1.0× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $1,258.50 | $1,258.50 | $1,258.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $7,558.73 | $9,023.40 | $15,740.64 | 2.1× |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $14,823.20 | $14,823.20 | $14,823.20 | 1.0× |
| Natchitoches, LA one side | 2 | $5,678.00 | $10,291.50 | $14,905.00 | 2.6× |
| New London, WI one side single city | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $3,756.12 | $16,088.74 | $22,351.37 | 6.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 52 | $2,095.00 | $6,463.42 | $47,194.00 | 22.5× |
| Ocean Pines, MD one side | 1 | $2,200.00 | $2,200.00 | $2,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $2,603.30 | $6,991.90 | $11,380.49 | 4.4× |
| Olney, IL single city | 1 | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 | $2,195.00 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $2,285.70 | $2,579.76 | $11,778.00 | 5.2× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI one side | 2 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,096.80 | $1,096.80 | $1,096.80 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $6,376.50 | $6,376.50 | $6,376.50 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,682.00 | $3,682.00 | $3,682.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $9,980.86 | $9,980.86 | $9,980.86 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $7,418.74 | $7,418.74 | $7,418.74 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,704.00 | $1,704.00 | $1,704.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,244.00 | $3,244.00 | $3,244.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $13,650.65 | $13,650.65 | $13,650.65 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT one side | 1 | $23,282.31 | $23,282.31 | $23,282.31 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $4,581.59 | $7,857.28 | $11,132.97 | 2.4× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $9,863.77 | $9,863.77 | $9,863.77 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV one side | 1 | $6,575.00 | $6,575.00 | $6,575.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $8,154.00 | $8,154.00 | $8,154.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $20,787.20 | $23,773.15 | $26,675.58 | 1.3× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $2,631.20 | $2,631.20 | $2,631.20 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $14,023.62 | $14,023.62 | $14,023.62 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $9,833.45 | $9,833.45 | $9,833.45 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $2,631.20 | $5,971.74 | $28,738.62 | 10.9× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $26,983.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.1× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $14,998.80 | $16,181.91 | $16,181.91 | 1.1× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $9,950.95 | $9,950.95 | $9,950.95 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $8,785.26 | $35,907.92 | $76,561.60 | 8.7× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $2,804.25 | $2,804.25 | $2,804.25 | 1.0× |
| Seminole, TX one side single city | 1 | $8,184.00 | $8,184.00 | $8,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI one side | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX one side | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $9,498.00 | $9,498.00 | $9,498.00 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT one side single city | 1 | $1,487.94 | $1,487.94 | $1,487.94 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $4,840.55 | $4,840.55 | $4,840.55 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $417.00 | $417.00 | $417.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $5,975.00 | $5,975.00 | $5,975.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $11,271.80 | $18,875.97 | $18,875.97 | 1.7× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $11,256.95 | $13,256.44 | $13,814.48 | 1.2× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,098.02 | $1,098.02 | $1,098.02 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $753.00 | $753.00 | $753.00 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $14,851.75 | $14,851.75 | $14,851.75 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC one side single city | 1 | $15,326.87 | $15,326.87 | $15,326.87 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $45,687.23 | $45,687.23 | $45,687.23 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $26,643.97 | $26,643.97 | $26,643.97 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | $15,131.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH one side single city | 1 | $3,574.92 | $3,574.92 | $3,574.92 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $10,612.00 | $10,612.00 | $10,612.00 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $498.60 | $498.60 | $498.60 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | $28,800.80 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $10,469.64 | $10,469.64 | $10,469.64 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 2 | $29,074.51 | $29,448.20 | $29,821.89 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | $7,774.24 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV one side | 1 | $6,039.04 | $6,039.04 | $6,039.04 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $5,159.68 | $5,159.68 | $5,159.68 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI one side single city | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $8,797.50 | $8,797.50 | $8,797.50 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $888.30 | $888.30 | $888.30 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $6,642.35 | $6,642.35 | $6,642.35 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI one side single city | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN one side | 1 | $14,520.03 | $14,520.03 | $14,520.03 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA one side | 1 | $1,717.30 | $1,717.30 | $1,717.30 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $49,889.69 | $49,889.69 | $49,889.69 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $15,267.47 | $21,948.18 | $24,179.21 | 1.6× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $15,621.98 | $15,621.98 | $15,621.98 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 60220?
CPT 60220 is the billing code for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy). This code covers removing one side of the thyroid gland, often to diagnose or treat a nodule.
Will I need thyroid pills?
Often not; the remaining half may make enough hormone.
Why remove only one lobe?
When a nodule or small cancer is limited to one side.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for thyroid lobectomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for thyroid lobectomy has a median of $14,293.73 and the lowest a median of $1,405.20; at 352 of 452 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest thyroid lobectomy?
Among 30 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($1,363.84), Montana ($2,059.20) and Wisconsin ($2,634.86), and highest in Virginia ($24,421.60), South Carolina ($22,184.86) and Ohio ($21,948.18). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other thyroid surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.