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Removal Of The Breastbone For A Tumor

Indiana rates for HCPCS 21630

Surgery that removes the breastbone together with surrounding tissue in order to take out a tumor involving that bone. The front of the chest is then rebuilt so that it stays stable and continues to protect the organs behind it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Breastbone For A Tumor cost?

$12,830

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,830 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $11,482 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,230 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$11,482$7,586 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,482professional $1,349

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$16,218.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Wyoming than in Maryland. 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

Indiana· 3rd of 50

$12,830

$1,349 physician + $11,482 facility

WY $16,653MD $2,349

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.