60660 Abltj 1/+thyr ndul 1lobe prq
What 60660 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Abltj 1/+thyr ndul 1lobe prq.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 60660 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 5.61 | 70.39 | 0.95 | 76.95 | $2,570.20 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 5.61 | 1.78 | 0.95 | 8.34 | $278.56 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply (endoscopic or minor procedure: global period is the day of the procedure).
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 60660 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 60660? These codes are bundled into it
60660 is a Column 1 code in 197 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
10005 | Fna bx w/us gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10007 | Fna bx w/fluor gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10009 | Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10011 | Fna bx w/mr gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
10021 | Fna bx w/o img gdn 1st les | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12001 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12002 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12004 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12005 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12006 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12007 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12011 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.5 cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12013 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.6-5.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12014 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 5.1-7.5 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12015 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 7.6-12.5 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12016 | Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 12.6-20.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12017 | Rpr fe/e/en/l/m 20.1-30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12018 | Rpr f/e/e/n/l/m >30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12020 | Tx supfc wnd dehsn smpl clsr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12021 | Tx supfc wnd dehsn w/packing | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12031 | Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 2.5 cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12032 | Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 2.6-7.5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12034 | Intmd rpr s/tr/ext 7.6-12.5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12035 | Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 12.6-20 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12036 | Intmd rpr s/a/t/ext 20.1-30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12037 | Intmd rpr s/tr/ext >30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12041 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit 2.5cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12042 | Intmd rpr n-hf/genit2.6-7.5 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 197 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
60660 is bundled into these codes
60660 appears as a Column 2 code in 15 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 60660 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
60200 | Remove thyroid lesion | 0 | Check pair |
60210 | Partial thyroid excision | 0 | Check pair |
60212 | Partial thyroid excision | 0 | Check pair |
60220 | Partial removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
60225 | Partial removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
60240 | Removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
60252 | Removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
60254 | Extensive thyroid surgery | 0 | Check pair |
60260 | Repeat thyroid surgery | 0 | Check pair |
60270 | Removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
60271 | Removal of thyroid | 0 | Check pair |
76940 | Us guide tissue ablation | 0 | Check pair |
76942 | Echo guide for biopsy | 0 | Check pair |
77013 | Ct guide for tissue ablation | 0 | Check pair |
77022 | Mri gdn parnchyma tiss abltj | 0 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.