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Removal of a Chest Wall Tumor With Ribs

Wyoming 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?

$11,653

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,653 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,890 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,890$3,236 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,762$6,457 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $15,849Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $5,888
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $3,890

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$11,653

$3,890 physician + $7,762 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.