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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

New Jersey 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?

$10,373

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,373 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,660 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$6,310 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,913
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $1,862

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
$4,466.84
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$38,018.94
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where New Jersey 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 feeNew Jersey $10,373 · 12th 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.