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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Colorado 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?

$14,148

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,148 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $11,749 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,399$1,995 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$11,749$5,888 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $20,417Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,749professional $2,399

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$14,148

$2,399 physician + $11,749 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.