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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Illinois 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?

$5,853

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,853 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,660 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,820 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,898
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $2,138

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$38,018.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $5,853 · 38th 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.