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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Oklahoma 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?

$7,243

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,243 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,778 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,995 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $1,995

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
$1,445.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 21st of 51

$7,243

$1,995 physician + $5,248 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.