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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Oregon 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?

$6,472

Typical total for the visit. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,472 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,236 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$3,236$2,291 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,754 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $14,791Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,898
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $3,236

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
$4,073.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$26,915.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $6,472 · 32nd 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.