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

In Iowa, Medicare pays $583.93 for 60210 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 60210 nationwide

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.

How Iowa compares for 60210

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60210 runs from $581.41 in Arkansas to $809.34 in Alaska. Iowa pays $583.93. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

Every other payment area

60210 rates by state

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

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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

Codes related to 60210

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

How 60210 has changed in Iowa

Price 60210 for an earlier date of service

Where the Iowa rate applies

Iowa is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1026 cities and communities in Iowa. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ackley
• Ackworth
• Adair
• Adel
• Afton
• Agency
• Ainsworth
• Akron

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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.

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