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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Iowa 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?

$8,596

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,596 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$2,570$1,738 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$4,677 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $6,761
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $8,596 · 17th 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.