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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Maine 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?

$4,879

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,188 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$2,188$1,905 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,586Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,188

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Maine 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

Maine· 49th of 51

$4,879

$2,188 physician + $2,692 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.