CPT code 60210: Thyroid surgery, partial gland removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $647.31 for 60210 nationally in a facility.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 60210 covers

A surgeon removes part of the thyroid gland while leaving thyroid tissue in place. This operation may be performed for conditions such as a thyroid nodule or goiter when the planned and completed resection is partial rather than removal of the entire gland. It is typically performed in an operating room by a general or endocrine surgeon, with the operative report documenting the resection and the remaining thyroid tissue.

Select the code from the extent of surgery actually performed, not only the diagnosis or the preoperative plan. The operative note should describe the tissue removed and the side or sides involved so the service can be distinguished from a limited lesion excision or a more extensive thyroidectomy. Medicare includes the day-before preoperative visit and related care during the 90 days after surgery in the global package. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 60210 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

60210 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

How the 60210 rate is calculated

Each of 60210’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 60210

60210 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

60210 compared with similar codes

How to choose

60200Thyroid surgeryFocal lesion or isthmus

60200 describes a limited thyroid lesion excision or isthmus transection; 60210 describes removal of part of the gland.

60212Thyroid surgeryPartial plus contralateral subtotal

60212 includes contralateral subtotal thyroid resection in addition to the partial operation; 60210 is the less extensive partial procedure.

60220Thyroid lobectomyComplete single-lobe removal

60220 describes a more complete unilateral resection that includes the isthmus. Choose based on the extent documented in the operative report.

60240ThyroidectomyTotal gland removal

60240 is for removal of the entire thyroid; 60210 leaves thyroid tissue in place.

Codes related to 60210

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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