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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Alabama 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?

$7,068

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,068 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,585 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,660 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,162
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,248professional $1,820

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alabama 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 feeAlabama $7,068 · 28th 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.