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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21603

Removal of a tumor from the chest wall along with the ribs it involves, carried out through an incision in the chest wall. Taking out ribs leaves a gap that has to be dealt with so the chest wall stays stable and keeps protecting the lungs and heart beneath. It is a major operation needing a hospital stay and a period of recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs cost?

$9,861

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,365$1,660 to $7,586
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,042 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,120
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495professional $4,365

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,772.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,220.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $9,861 · 14th of 50
IN $22,591MD $2,738

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.