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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Arizona 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?

$5,622

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,622 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$1,820$1,585 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,413 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $708 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,820

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
$977.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 39th of 51

$5,622

$1,820 physician + $3,802 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.