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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

New York 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?

$7,944

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,944 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,778$1,585 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$2,754 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where New York 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 York· 18th of 51

$7,944

$1,778 physician + $6,166 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.