# CPT 60500: Parathyroidectomy or exploration of parathyroid(s)

Medicare CPT 60500 pays $891.47 in a non-facility setting and $891.47 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $798.45 in Arkansas to $1,112.21 in Alaska, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/60500-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $891.47 |
| National facility | $891.47 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,112.21 | $1,112.21 |
| Florida | $999.56 | $999.56 |
| New York | $987.50 | $987.50 |
| Illinois | $987.28 | $987.28 |
| District of Columbia | $979.80 | $979.80 |
| New Jersey | $961.02 | $961.02 |
| Connecticut | $946.22 | $946.22 |
| Massachusetts | $921.60 | $921.60 |
| Washington | $921.41 | $921.41 |
| Michigan | $921.13 | $921.13 |
| Maryland | $918.34 | $918.34 |
| California | $907.38 | $907.38 |
| West Virginia | $904.87 | $904.87 |
| Georgia | $902.06 | $902.06 |
| Pennsylvania | $898.32 | $898.32 |
| Rhode Island | $897.81 | $897.81 |
| Puerto Rico | $892.74 | $892.74 |
| Virgin Islands | $892.74 | $892.74 |
| New Mexico | $891.80 | $891.80 |
| Montana | $891.24 | $891.24 |
| Colorado | $890.06 | $890.06 |
| New Hampshire | $888.40 | $888.40 |
| Texas | $882.02 | $882.02 |
| Hawaii | $880.82 | $880.82 |
| Delaware | $879.33 | $879.33 |
| Oregon | $878.69 | $878.69 |
| Louisiana | $873.29 | $873.29 |
| Nevada | $872.83 | $872.83 |
| Ohio | $868.87 | $868.87 |
| Missouri | $867.45 | $867.45 |
| Arizona | $866.79 | $866.79 |
| Utah | $863.71 | $863.71 |
| Wyoming | $862.03 | $862.03 |
| South Carolina | $853.95 | $853.95 |
| Virginia | $853.59 | $853.59 |
| Kentucky | $851.85 | $851.85 |
| Oklahoma | $837.31 | $837.31 |
| Maine | $837.16 | $837.16 |
| Vermont | $832.83 | $832.83 |
| North Carolina | $832.49 | $832.49 |
| Mississippi | $824.36 | $824.36 |
| North Dakota | $824.21 | $824.21 |
| Minnesota | $819.59 | $819.59 |
| South Dakota | $816.29 | $816.29 |
| Tennessee | $814.46 | $814.46 |
| Indiana | $813.54 | $813.54 |
| Idaho | $810.18 | $810.18 |
| Kansas | $809.37 | $809.37 |
| Alabama | $808.55 | $808.55 |
| Wisconsin | $801.77 | $801.77 |
| Nebraska | $800.24 | $800.24 |
| Iowa | $800.22 | $800.22 |
| Arkansas | $798.45 | $798.45 |

## Related codes

- 19000: Puncture aspiration of cyst of breast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19020: Mastotomy with exploration or drainage of abscess — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19020-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19081: Biopsy, breast, with placement of localization device, stereotactic guidance, first lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19081-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19083: Biopsy, breast, with placement of localization device, ultrasound guidance, first lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19083-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19100: Biopsy of breast, percutaneous, needle core — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19120: Excision of cyst/fibroadenoma/lesion of breast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19301: Mastectomy, partial (lumpectomy) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19301-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19303: Mastectomy, simple, complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19303-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 60500 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules