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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

South Dakota 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?

$6,054

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,054 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,236 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,236$1,622 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$2,512 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $4,898Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,677
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $6,054 · 36th 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.