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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs cost?

$3,555

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,555 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$1,514$1,349 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,349 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,754
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$3,555

$1,514 physician + $2,042 facility

AK $16,761KY $3,555

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.