No office rate
60200 describes a limited thyroid lesion excision or isthmus transection; 60210 describes removal of part of the gland.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
60210 Thyroid surgery Medicare reimbursement rates
Reports surgical removal of part of the thyroid while thyroid tissue remains, with code selection guided by the extent of gland removed. Compare 60210 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 60210?
The service location and office or facility setting determine which base rate applies. These are the supported base rates for the 109 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 60210 pays more and less
Endocrine surgery
About 60210: Partial thyroid gland excision
Reports surgical removal of part of the thyroid while thyroid tissue remains, with code selection guided by the extent of gland removed.
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.
CMS billing rules for 60210
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU10.95 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.15 · 32%
- Malpractice RVU2.28 · 12%
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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.
60210 compared with similar codes
Office rate ranges across all CMS payment localities, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
60212 includes contralateral subtotal thyroid resection in addition to the partial operation; 60210 is the less extensive partial procedure.
No office rate
60220 describes a more complete unilateral resection that includes the isthmus. Choose based on the extent documented in the operative report.
No office rate
60240 is for removal of the entire thyroid; 60210 leaves thyroid tissue in place.
See how rates vary across the country
60210 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Compare 60210 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
109 of 109 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Office Unavailable | Facility $588.58 |
| Alaska* | Office Unavailable | Facility $809.34 |
| Arizona | Office Unavailable | Facility $629.98 |
| Arkansas | Office Unavailable | Facility $581.41 |
| Atlanta | Office Unavailable | Facility $667.00 |
| Austin | Office Unavailable | Facility $651.27 |
| Bakersfield | Office Unavailable | Facility $644.20 |
| Baltimore/Surr. Cntys | Office Unavailable | Facility $686.21 |
| Beaumont | Office Unavailable | Facility $623.42 |
| Brazoria | Office Unavailable | Facility $631.63 |
| Chicago | Office Unavailable | Facility $749.52 |
| Chico | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Colorado | Office Unavailable | Facility $648.17 |
| Connecticut | Office Unavailable | Facility $686.43 |
| Dallas | Office Unavailable | Facility $638.97 |
| Dc + Md/Va Suburbs | Office Unavailable | Facility $712.23 |
| Delaware | Office Unavailable | Facility $638.98 |
| Detroit | Office Unavailable | Facility $692.36 |
| East St. Louis | Office Unavailable | Facility $708.10 |
| El Centro | Office Unavailable | Facility $638.29 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Office Unavailable | Facility $711.51 |
| Fort Worth | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.90 |
| Fresno | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Galveston | Office Unavailable | Facility $635.70 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Hawaii, Guam | Office Unavailable | Facility $643.39 |
| Houston | Office Unavailable | Facility $677.43 |
| Idaho | Office Unavailable | Facility $590.74 |
| Indiana | Office Unavailable | Facility $593.17 |
| Iowa | Office Unavailable | Facility $583.93 |
| Kansas | Office Unavailable | Facility $589.82 |
| Kentucky | Office Unavailable | Facility $618.04 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $674.31 |
| Madera | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Manhattan | Office Unavailable | Facility $748.62 |
| Merced | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Metropolitan Boston | Office Unavailable | Facility $693.78 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City | Office Unavailable | Facility $633.03 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia | Office Unavailable | Facility $677.01 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.60 |
| Miami | Office Unavailable | Facility $772.17 |
| Minnesota | Office Unavailable | Facility $599.65 |
| Mississippi | Office Unavailable | Facility $598.88 |
| Modesto | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Montana** | Office Unavailable | Facility $647.16 |
| Napa | Office Unavailable | Facility $698.21 |
| Nebraska | Office Unavailable | Facility $584.12 |
| Nevada** | Office Unavailable | Facility $634.80 |
| New Hampshire | Office Unavailable | Facility $646.21 |
| New Mexico | Office Unavailable | Facility $645.57 |
| New Orleans | Office Unavailable | Facility $645.55 |
| North Carolina | Office Unavailable | Facility $606.05 |
| North Dakota** | Office Unavailable | Facility $602.07 |
| Northern Nj | Office Unavailable | Facility $708.40 |
| Nyc Suburbs/Long Island | Office Unavailable | Facility $774.80 |
| Ohio | Office Unavailable | Facility $630.05 |
| Oklahoma | Office Unavailable | Facility $608.35 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office Unavailable | Facility $666.23 |
| Portland | Office Unavailable | Facility $656.47 |
| Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs | Office Unavailable | Facility $699.27 |
| Puerto Rico | Office Unavailable | Facility $648.43 |
| Queens | Office Unavailable | Facility $741.76 |
| Redding | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Rest Of California | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Rest Of Florida | Office Unavailable | Facility $676.58 |
| Rest Of Georgia | Office Unavailable | Facility $639.75 |
| Rest Of Illinois | Office Unavailable | Facility $672.31 |
| Rest Of Louisiana | Office Unavailable | Facility $620.49 |
| Rest Of Maine | Office Unavailable | Facility $602.09 |
| Rest Of Maryland | Office Unavailable | Facility $647.19 |
| Rest Of Massachusetts | Office Unavailable | Facility $648.59 |
| Rest Of Michigan | Office Unavailable | Facility $639.26 |
| Rest Of Missouri | Office Unavailable | Facility $616.98 |
| Rest Of New Jersey | Office Unavailable | Facility $688.22 |
| Rest Of New York | Office Unavailable | Facility $614.42 |
| Rest Of Oregon | Office Unavailable | Facility $623.87 |
| Rest Of Pennsylvania | Office Unavailable | Facility $626.28 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office Unavailable | Facility $629.45 |
| Rest Of Washington | Office Unavailable | Facility $644.75 |
| Rhode Island | Office Unavailable | Facility $652.81 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office Unavailable | Facility $662.42 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office Unavailable | Facility $658.62 |
| Salinas | Office Unavailable | Facility $655.97 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office Unavailable | Facility $663.66 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $725.08 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $722.49 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $743.00 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $732.41 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office Unavailable | Facility $646.74 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office Unavailable | Facility $663.82 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office Unavailable | Facility $656.31 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office Unavailable | Facility $669.78 |
| Seattle (King Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $698.29 |
| South Carolina | Office Unavailable | Facility $620.27 |
| South Dakota** | Office Unavailable | Facility $596.74 |
| Southern Maine | Office Unavailable | Facility $617.36 |
| Stockton | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| Suburban Chicago | Office Unavailable | Facility $714.21 |
| Tennessee | Office Unavailable | Facility $593.36 |
| Utah | Office Unavailable | Facility $627.22 |
| Vallejo | Office Unavailable | Facility $694.47 |
| Vermont | Office Unavailable | Facility $607.64 |
| Virgin Islands | Office Unavailable | Facility $648.43 |
| Virginia | Office Unavailable | Facility $621.43 |
| Visalia | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
| West Virginia | Office Unavailable | Facility $653.22 |
| Wisconsin | Office Unavailable | Facility $585.98 |
| Wyoming** | Office Unavailable | Facility $627.51 |
| Yuba City | Office Unavailable | Facility $637.91 |
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60210 billing questions
How is this different from removing a thyroid lesion?
Report 60210 when the operation removes part of the thyroid gland. A limited excision of a cyst or adenoma, or transection of the isthmus, is described by 60200.
When should 60220 be considered instead?
Use 60220 when the surgeon performs a more complete unilateral thyroid resection, including the isthmus. The operative extent, rather than the diagnosis alone, determines the choice.
Is related postoperative care separately reported?
The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through 90 days are included in the global surgical package.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures performed in that session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
What documentation supports assistant or co-surgeon billing?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,6956015F,,Dysphag test done b/4 eating,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,69660200,,Remove thyroid lesion,A,,9.77,6.80,NA,6.80,,2.04,18.61,18.61,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,6976020F,,Npo (nothing-mouth) ordered,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,69860210,,Partial thyroid excision,A,,10.95,6.15,NA,6.15,,2.28,19.38,19.38,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,69960212,,Partial thyroid excision,A,,16.02,8.83,NA,8.83,,4.28,29.13,29.13,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,70060220,,Partial removal of thyroid,A,,10.91,6.13,NA,6.13,,2.13,19.17,19.17,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,70160225,,Partial removal of thyroid,A,,14.42,8.11,NA,8.11,,2.90,25.43,25.43,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00