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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

New Hampshire 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?

$9,087

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,087 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$2,399 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$2,951 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,630

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,466.84
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 11th of 51

$9,087

$2,630 physician + $6,457 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.