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Chest Wall Tumor Removal With Rebuilding

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 21602

Removes a growth from the chest wall along with the affected ribs and surrounding tissue, then rebuilds the gap so the chest keeps its shape and continues to protect the lungs. The repair uses mesh, muscle, or other tissue to restore a firm, sealed wall. It is done for tumors that involve the ribs or the tissue between them.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chest Wall Tumor Removal With Rebuilding cost?

$10,574

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,574 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$2,239 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$4,571 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 5th of 51

$10,574

$2,630 physician + $7,943 facility

AK $16,166KY $3,200

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.