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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Michigan 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?

$8,548

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,548 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$2,239$1,950 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$5,012 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $2,239

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
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 15th of 51

$8,548

$2,239 physician + $6,310 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.