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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 July 2026.

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

$13,885

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,885 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,023 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$1,862$1,660 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,023$3,802 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $28,840Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,571
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $12,023professional $1,862

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $13,885 · 6th 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.