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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Minnesota 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?

$10,588

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,981 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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$3,981$3,020 to $5,248
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$4,467 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $13,183Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,166
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,607professional $3,981

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $10,588 · 11th 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.