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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

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

$4,601

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,601 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$1,862 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,905 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $2,089

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
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.7 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

Arkansas· 50th of 51

$4,601

$2,089 physician + $2,512 facility

AK $16,761KY $3,555

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.