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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Idaho 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?

$8,187

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,692$1,820 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,951 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,388
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495professional $2,692

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $8,187 · 21st 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.