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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Utah 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?

$8,537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$2,512$1,660 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,388 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $8,913
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,026professional $2,512

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
$2,511.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$18,620.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $8,537 · 18th 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.