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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

North Carolina 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?

$5,228

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$2,344$1,738 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,698 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $2,344

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$5,228

$2,344 physician + $2,884 facility

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.