CPT code 60254: Thyroidectomy, malignancy with radical neck dissection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $1,362.65 for 60254 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 60254 covers

This service combines complete removal of the thyroid gland for malignancy with a radical neck dissection. It is typically performed by an otolaryngologist or head and neck surgeon in a hospital operating room. The operative report should establish the cancer indication, the extent of thyroid removal, and the neck dissection performed; a thyroidectomy without the radical dissection does not match this service.

Select this code when the documented operation includes both components, rather than a total thyroidectomy alone or one accompanied by a limited neck dissection. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. A bilateral payment adjustment does not apply.

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 Minnesota compares for 60254

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60254 runs from $1,338.36 in Nebraska to $1,885.81 in Alaska. Minnesota pays $1,362.65. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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60254 rates by state

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

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How the 60254 rate is calculated

Each of 60254’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 60254

60254 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 60254

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

How 60254 has changed in Minnesota

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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.

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

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