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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

New Mexico 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?

$7,734

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,734 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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$2,239$1,950 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,089 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,090
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $2,239

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 19th of 51

$7,734

$2,239 physician + $5,495 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.