Removal of rib cost at US hospitals
Removal of rib · CPT 21615
$385.44
lowest cash price
$3,006.40
national median
$24,322.00
highest cash price
44
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $385.44–$24,322.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Jan 1, 2026 ($3,006.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($7,413.38)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 40 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 62 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | $24,322.00 | $24,322.00 | $24,322.00 |
| Illinois | 27 | $1,465.20 | $1,465.20 | $3,006.40 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 15 | $1,395.60 | $3,006.40 | $3,006.40 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 25 | $9,977.57 | $9,977.57 | $9,977.57 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 15 | $385.44 | $7,413.38 | $7,413.38 |
| North Carolina | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 40 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oregon | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $402.96 | $402.96 | $455.52 |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | $12,028.80 | $12,028.80 | $12,028.80 |
| Tennessee | 16 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 71 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Virginia | 16 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 28 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wisconsin | 18 | $7,932.80 | $7,932.80 | $7,932.80 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | not published | $591.56 – $1,273.58 |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | not published | $716.63 – $1,127.09 |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | not published | $716.63 – $1,127.09 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | not published | $716.63 – $1,127.09 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | not published | $716.63 – $1,127.09 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $12,056.84 – $12,056.84 |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park, IL | not published | $2,360.00 – $14,463.16 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | not published | $2,356.00 – $7,931.41 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $5,220.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge, VA | not published | $778.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $7,221.37 – $7,433.77 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $7,577.51 – $15,289.90 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $7,198.64 – $16,184.81 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $1,094.98 – $14,160.76 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $2,213.61 – $2,213.61 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $506.88 – $1,197.45 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $591.56 – $1,273.58 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | not published | $7,221.37 – $7,433.77 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | not published | $741.90 – $18,115.63 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $2,118.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $1,266.59 – $9,764.87 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $1,636.56 – $2,225.50 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $976.33 – $9,760.66 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $5,220.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $1,271.37 – $9,764.87 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $1,469.19 – $1,469.19 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $1,278.49 – $9,764.87 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $981.05 – $9,764.87 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $3,534.09 – $13,014.22 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $5,220.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $2,118.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $3,534.09 – $13,014.22 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $5,220.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $5,220.00 – $7,433.77 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $7,278.54 – $7,492.61 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | not published | $7,221.37 – $7,433.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $2,118.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | not published | $4,007.00 – $13,397.00 |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | not published | $6,935.66 – $7,074.38 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $7,230.12 – $13,014.22 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | not published | $532.41 – $532.41 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $698.31 – $747.22 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $698.31 – $1,196.57 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $698.31 – $1,372.06 |