Table 1.

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes

CPT Code	CPT Code Description	Patient Number
60210	Partial thyroid lobectomy: unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy	6,151
60212	Partial thyroid lobectomy with contralateral subtotal lobectomy, including isthmusectomy	1,011
60220	Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral with or without isthmusectomy	28,214
60240	Total thyroidectomy	29,946
60260	Completion thyroidectomy	1,089
60271	Thyroidectomy – cervical approach	1,859
60225	Thyroid lobectomy with contralateral subtotal lobectomy, including isthmusectomy	3,736
60252	Thyroidectomy with limited neck dissection	2,801
60254	Thyroidectomy with radical neck dissection	283
60270	Thyroidectomy – sternal split or transthoracic approach	314
	Total	75,404*

^*Total patient number not equal to total sample. More than one CPT code can be assigned to a patient.