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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Ohio 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?

$5,581

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,581 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$468 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,514 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,413

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
$3,162.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,995.26
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
2 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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 40th of 51

$5,581

$1,413 physician + $4,169 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.