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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

North Dakota 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?

$6,624

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,624 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,388 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,388$2,951 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,738 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $5,495Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $3,388

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 31st of 51

$6,624

$3,388 physician + $3,236 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.