Surgery and procedures CPT 60220 South Carolina Outpatient

Thyroid lobectomy cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $4,030.80 to $27,517.16, with a median of $23,539.44. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$4,030.80Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$23,539.44half pay less
Highest$27,517.16in South Carolina
Lowest saves$19,508.64vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital one side lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNILAT $4,030.80 $6,718.00 —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy $22,184.86 $36,974.77 —
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Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy $24,894.01 $41,490.02 —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy $27,517.16 $45,861.93 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 2 $24,894.01 $26,205.58
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $22,184.86 $22,184.86
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $4,030.80 $4,030.80

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.

Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.