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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Washington 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?

$7,135

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$389 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$2,951 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $912 to $25,704Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $3,311
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $1,380

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
$2,187.76
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$38,018.94
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$38,018.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington 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

Washington· 24th of 51

$7,135

$1,380 physician + $5,754 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.