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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Nebraska 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?

$11,142

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,142 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$2,630$1,585 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$7,586 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $8,913
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $2,630

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $11,142 · 10th 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.