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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Virginia 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?

$6,069

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,069 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$1,995$1,738 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,188 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,169
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074professional $1,995

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
$1,995.26
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $6,069 · 35th 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.