Use 60300 for aspiration or injection directed at treating a thyroid cyst. Use 10005 for image-guided fine-needle sampling to obtain cells for diagnosis.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
60300 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
$108.55
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$41.20
Base rate per service
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.
Thyroid procedure
About 60300: Thyroid cyst aspiration or injection
Needle aspiration or injection of a thyroid cyst treats a fluid-filled lesion, such as one causing neck pressure or a visible lump.
Code 60300 covers needle evacuation of fluid from a cystic thyroid lesion and/or injection into the cyst. It is used when a thyroid cyst is being treated as a cyst, such as one causing neck pressure or a visible lump. An endocrinologist, thyroid surgeon, or radiologist may perform the procedure in an office or procedural setting. It is distinct from needle sampling performed to obtain cells or tissue for diagnosis.
Report the service when the documented target is a thyroid cyst and aspiration or injection is performed. Documentation should identify the lesion, describe the procedure, and state whether fluid was withdrawn or material was injected. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When another procedure is performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 60300
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.95 · 31%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.03 · 66%
- Malpractice RVU0.11 · 4%
328
Medicare services in 2024 · #3927 by national volume
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.
60300 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
60300 treats a thyroid cyst by aspiration or injection; 60100 is a percutaneous needle biopsy to obtain thyroid tissue.
60300 uses a needle to aspirate or inject a thyroid cyst. 60200 describes surgical excision of a thyroid cyst or adenoma, or transection of the isthmus.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for 60300 is $108.88—$0.33 higher than the $108.55 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
60300 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
$108.55
$108.88
$0.33 higher than Redding
$108.55
The same base rate than Redding
$108.57
$0.02 higher than Redding
$108.55
The same base rate than Redding
$108.55
The same base rate than Redding
$7.13 higher than Redding
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 60300 ranges from $91.87 in Arkansas to $134.96 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Merced
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Modesto
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Napa
California · 60300
Office
$124.96
Facility
$43.96
$16.41 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 60300
Office
$115.05
Facility
$42.41
$6.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 60300
Office
$109.75
Facility
$42.39
$1.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 60300
Office
$113.70
Facility
$42.22
$5.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Salinas
California · 60300
Office
$113.27
Facility
$42.04
$4.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 60300
Office
$115.77
Facility
$42.26
$7.22 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 60300
Office
$132.04
Facility
$45.38
$23.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 60300
Office
$131.91
Facility
$45.25
$23.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 60300
Office
$134.96
Facility
$46.34
$26.41 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 60300
Office
$134.45
Facility
$45.83
$25.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 60300
Office
$111.47
Facility
$41.47
$2.92 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 60300
Office
$116.75
Facility
$42.08
$8.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 60300
Office
$113.65
Facility
$41.99
$5.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 60300
Office
$117.92
Facility
$42.45
$9.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Stockton
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · 60300
Office
$124.78
Facility
$43.78
$16.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Visalia
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · 60300
Office
$108.55
Facility
$41.20
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 60300
Office
$117.41
Facility
$45.01
$8.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · 60300
Office
$111.61
Facility
$47.63
$3.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · 60300
Office
$108.53
Facility
$46.76
$0.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · 60300
Office
$118.38
Facility
$46.96
$9.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · 60300
Office
$121.83
Facility
$56.38
$13.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · 60300
Office
$93.14
Facility
$39.36
$15.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 60300
Office
$91.87
Facility
$39.07
$16.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · 60300
Office
$100.58
Facility
$41.03
$7.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · 60300
Office
$107.12
Facility
$41.73
$1.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 60300
Office
$109.84
Facility
$43.65
$1.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · 60300
Office
$102.18
Facility
$41.46
$6.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 60300
Office
$107.06
Facility
$44.80
$1.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 60300
Office
$102.07
Facility
$43.32
$6.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · 60300
Office
$105.13
Facility
$42.69
$3.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 60300
Office
$96.59
Facility
$41.77
$11.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 60300
Office
$110.95
Facility
$41.07
$2.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · 60300
Office
$95.23
Facility
$39.00
$13.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · 60300
Office
$95.85
Facility
$39.31
$12.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 60300
Office
$101.51
Facility
$44.97
$7.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 60300
Office
$99.38
Facility
$43.27
$9.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 60300
Office
$108.10
Facility
$44.98
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · 60300
Office
$96.37
Facility
$39.40
$12.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · 60300
Office
$94.88
Facility
$39.32
$13.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 60300
Office
$95.37
Facility
$40.73
$13.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 60300
Office
$99.71
Facility
$41.88
$8.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 60300
Office
$95.26
Facility
$40.87
$13.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 60300
Office
$117.26
Facility
$43.88
$8.71 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 60300
Office
$106.56
Facility
$41.85
$1.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 60300
Office
$109.54
Facility
$43.59
$0.99 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 60300
Office
$104.04
Facility
$41.84
$4.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 60300
Office
$96.40
Facility
$39.85
$12.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · 60300
Office
$101.24
Facility
$40.34
$7.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · 60300
Office
$103.36
Facility
$44.05
$5.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 60300
Office
$97.78
Facility
$41.67
$10.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 60300
Office
$102.59
Facility
$39.35
$5.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 60300
Office
$98.99
Facility
$41.28
$9.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 60300
Office
$99.96
Facility
$41.45
$8.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 60300
Office
$93.76
Facility
$40.78
$14.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 60300
Office
$92.83
Facility
$39.91
$15.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · 60300
Office
$103.20
Facility
$41.74
$5.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 60300
Office
$97.34
Facility
$40.00
$11.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 60300
Office
$101.03
Facility
$39.57
$7.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 60300
Office
$95.70
Facility
$38.98
$12.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 60300
Office
$105.53
Facility
$41.55
$3.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 60300
Office
$116.31
Facility
$45.02
$7.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 60300
Office
$111.07
Facility
$43.96
$2.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 60300
Office
$98.32
Facility
$41.96
$10.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · 60300
Office
$102.66
Facility
$41.14
$5.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 60300
Office
$121.20
Facility
$48.13
$12.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 60300
Office
$111.85
Facility
$44.55
$3.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Queens
New York · 60300
Office
$119.20
Facility
$46.56
$10.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · 60300
Office
$98.73
Facility
$40.34
$9.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · 60300
Office
$97.34
Facility
$41.23
$11.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 60300
Office
$95.13
Facility
$40.25
$13.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · 60300
Office
$110.30
Facility
$42.02
$1.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 60300
Office
$101.85
Facility
$40.63
$6.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 60300
Office
$107.27
Facility
$43.29
$1.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 60300
Office
$97.45
Facility
$41.03
$11.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 60300
Office
$103.90
Facility
$41.77
$4.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 60300
Office
$105.65
Facility
$42.17
$2.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 60300
Office
$97.50
Facility
$40.72
$11.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 60300
Office
$100.77
Facility
$39.31
$7.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 60300
Office
$95.34
Facility
$39.47
$13.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · 60300
Office
$106.79
Facility
$41.76
$1.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · 60300
Office
$96.85
Facility
$40.92
$11.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · 60300
Office
$102.04
Facility
$41.14
$6.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · 60300
Office
$102.70
Facility
$41.49
$5.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · 60300
Office
$102.07
Facility
$41.47
$6.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · 60300
Office
$102.36
Facility
$41.33
$6.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · 60300
Office
$104.37
Facility
$43.34
$4.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 60300
Office
$99.39
Facility
$41.07
$9.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · 60300
Office
$98.77
Facility
$41.00
$9.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · 60300
Office
$100.98
Facility
$40.56
$7.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 60300
Office
$103.90
Facility
$41.77
$4.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · 60300
Office
$100.72
Facility
$39.87
$7.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 60300
Office
$106.34
Facility
$41.62
$2.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 60300
Office
$119.51
Facility
$44.11
$10.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 60300
Office
$97.82
Facility
$38.94
$10.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 60300
Office
$95.91
Facility
$42.50
$12.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 60300
Office
$102.25
Facility
$40.80
$6.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
60300 · 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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$91.87
$121.83
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $121.83 | 1 |
| AL | $93.14 | 1 |
| AR | $91.87 | 1 |
| AZ | $100.58 | 1 |
| CA | $108.55–$134.96 | 29 |
| CO | $107.12 | 1 |
| CT | $109.84 | 1 |
| DC | $117.41 | 1 |
| DE | $102.18 | 1 |
| FL | $102.07–$111.61 | 3 |
| GA | $96.59–$105.13 | 2 |
| GU | $110.95 | 1 |
| HI | $110.95 | 1 |
| IA | $95.23 | 1 |
| ID | $95.85 | 1 |
| IL | $99.38–$108.53 | 4 |
| IN | $96.37 | 1 |
| KS | $94.88 | 1 |
| KY | $95.37 | 1 |
| LA | $95.26–$99.71 | 2 |
| MA | $106.56–$117.26 | 2 |
| MD | $104.04–$117.41 | 3 |
| ME | $96.40–$101.24 | 2 |
| MI | $97.78–$103.36 | 2 |
| MN | $102.59 | 1 |
| MO | $93.76–$99.96 | 3 |
| MS | $92.83 | 1 |
| MT | $103.20 | 1 |
| NC | $97.34 | 1 |
| ND | $101.03 | 1 |
| NE | $95.70 | 1 |
| NH | $105.53 | 1 |
| NJ | $111.07–$116.31 | 2 |
| NM | $98.32 | 1 |
| NV | $102.66 | 1 |
| NY | $98.73–$121.20 | 5 |
| OH | $97.34 | 1 |
| OK | $95.13 | 1 |
| OR | $101.85–$110.30 | 2 |
| PA | $97.45–$107.27 | 2 |
| PR | $103.90 | 1 |
| RI | $105.65 | 1 |
| SC | $97.50 | 1 |
| SD | $100.77 | 1 |
| TN | $95.34 | 1 |
| TX | $96.85–$106.79 | 8 |
| UT | $98.77 | 1 |
| VA | $100.98–$117.41 | 2 |
| VI | $103.90 | 1 |
| VT | $100.72 | 1 |
| WA | $106.34–$119.51 | 2 |
| WI | $97.82 | 1 |
| WV | $95.91 | 1 |
| WY | $102.25 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Why are the office and facility amounts different?
For 60300 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $108.55 and the facility-setting rate is $41.20: a difference of $67.35.
The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 60300 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$119.41
$108.55 × 110% = $119.41
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 60300 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,710
- Code
- 60300
- Physician work
- 0.95
- Practice expense
- 2.03
- Malpractice
- 0.11
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.95 | × 1.017 | 0.9661 |
| Practice expense | 2.03 | × 1.096 | 2.2249 |
| Malpractice | 0.11 | × 0.536 | 0.0590 |
| Total RVUs | 3.2500 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$108.55
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.95 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 2.03 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.11 | 0.536 |
(0.95 × 1.017 + 2.03 × 1.096 + 0.11 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $108.55
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.95 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0.19 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.11 | 0.536 |
(0.95 × 1.017 + 0.19 × 1.096 + 0.11 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $41.20
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
60300 · Office / nonfacility
$108.55
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $3.51 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $105.04 to $108.55 (3.3%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$105.04changed to$108.55
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 0.97 changed to 0.95
- Practice expense RVU 2.02 changed to 2.03
- Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.11
- Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
- Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
- Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $105.04
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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60300 billing questions
When should 60300 be used instead of a thyroid fine-needle aspiration code?
Use 60300 when the procedure treats a thyroid cyst by aspirating fluid or injecting the cyst. Use a fine-needle aspiration code when the purpose is to collect cells for diagnostic evaluation.
Does 60300 include aspiration, injection, or both?
The service covers aspiration and/or injection of the thyroid cyst. Document which action was performed; both may be described when both occurred.
Can modifier 50 be reported for cysts on both sides?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code because of its descriptor or anatomy.
How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?
Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's global period.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be paid for this service?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 60300, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
What happens when 60300 is performed with another procedure in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
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.
