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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Massachusetts 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?

$5,954

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,954 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,862 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,818 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,677
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $2,239

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
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$20,892.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$20,892.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $5,954 · 37th 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.