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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Connecticut 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?

$11,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,710 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$2,570$1,738 to $4,169
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,710$6,918 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $6,918
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,710professional $2,570

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $11,280 · 9th 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.