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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Georgia 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?

$7,460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$2,089$1,738 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$3,311 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,311
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,370professional $2,089

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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $7,460 · 26th 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.