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Procedure price report · Thyroidectomy, partial or complete

Total thyroid removal for cancer with extensive neck surgery

CPT 60254the billing code this page is about

Surgery removing the whole thyroid gland for cancer, together with a radical neck dissection that takes out lymph nodes and nearby tissue.

Hospitals typically charge $4,126 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 245 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,260. Most fall between $2,592 and $7,389 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
245
States
46
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 245 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,186$2,761$4,126$6,731$10,824

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,186 vs $10,824).

How the prices are spread

$1,676 – $2,161: 12 hospitals$1,676$2,161 – $2,786: 38 hospitals$2,786 – $3,592: 40 hospitals$2,786$3,592 – $4,631: 50 hospitals$4,631 – $5,971: 28 hospitals$4,631$5,971 – $7,698: 22 hospitals$7,698 – $9,925: 18 hospitals$7,698$9,925 – $12,795: 5 hospitals$12,795 – $16,496: 5 hospitals$12,795$16,496 – $21,267: 3 hospitals$16,496median $4,126price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (221 of 245 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,676$2,16112
$2,161$2,78638
$2,786$3,59240
$3,592$4,63150
$4,631$5,97128
$5,971$7,69822
$7,698$9,92518
$9,925$12,7955
$12,795$16,4965
$16,496$21,2673

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $4,126.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,663 across 12 hospitalsIL$2,663Wisconsin: median $9,123 across 21 hospitalsWI$9,123Michigan: median $4,217 across 28 hospitalsMI$4,217New York: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNYMassachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $4,126 across 18 hospitalsIA$4,126Indiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $6,751 across 11 hospitalsOH$6,751Pennsylvania: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figurePANew Jersey: median $5,419 across 20 hospitalsNJ$5,419Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCAUtah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $3,524 across 11 hospitalsOK$3,524Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,126. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Wisconsin WI21$9,123+121%$3,409 – $9,123
Ohio OH11$6,751+64%$2,853 – $7,389
New Jersey NJ20$5,419+31%$4,350 – $7,483
Michigan MI28$4,217+2%$2,201 – $4,217
Iowa IA18$4,1260%$3,534 – $4,126
Oklahoma OK11$3,524−15%$3,524 – $3,524
Illinois IL12$2,663−35%$2,188 – $5,826
New York NY9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
California CA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Pennsylvania PA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $4,126.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care189$4,126$2,592 – $7,389
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access46$3,703$2,592 – $9,123
Ownership
For-profit22$3,638$2,188 – $11,305
Government34$3,982$2,864 – $7,429
Non-profit188$4,126$2,592 – $7,389
System affiliation
Part of a system186$4,126$2,545 – $7,389
Independent59$4,300$2,761 – $7,959

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$5,615
Median cash price$4,126
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

152 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,524 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,505; most fall between $2,188 and $5,844.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 152 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,791$2,565$3,524$4,985$9,123

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.1× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,791 vs $9,123).

Of the 179 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 152 gave a usable cash price; 18 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 9 a list price only.

How complete is this

245 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (6%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 299 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted245
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here36
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded17
Hospitals that filed this code299

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Thyroidectomy, partial or complete family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Thyroidectomy Total/Subtotal Rad Neck Dissect.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Total thyroid removal for cancer with extensive neck surgery (CPT 60254) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-60254-total-thyroid-removal-for-cancer-with-extensive-neck-surgery