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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $698.31 – $1,372.06 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $698.31 – $1,388.02 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $1,469.19 – $1,469.19 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $2,118.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $698.31 – $1,196.57 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $121.28 – $999.40 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $174.08 – $999.40 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $1,469.19 – $1,469.19 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $776.35 – $7,690.19 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $679.23 – $2,488.22 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $776.35 – $7,690.19 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | not published | $741.90 – $18,115.63 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | not published | $648.72 – $6,154.45 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $2,597.98 – $2,787.53 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $1,469.19 – $1,789.21 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $573.56 – $573.56 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | not published |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $7,230.12 – $13,014.22 |
| MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital | North Conway, NH | not published | $581.89 – $1,264.77 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $174.08 – $999.40 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $5,400.61 – $10,845.18 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $7,308.41 – $10,962.61 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $6,996.60 – $15,689.00 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $7,936.41 – $25,242.74 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $3,534.09 – $3,534.09 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $3,534.09 – $13,014.22 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria, VA | not published | $943.00 – $8,080.30 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg, VA | not published | $943.00 – $8,080.30 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $5,481.64 – $16,582.00 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709, VA | not published | $943.00 – $8,080.30 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church, VA | not published | $943.00 – $8,080.30 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, VA | not published | $943.00 – $8,080.30 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $5,286.15 – $16,310.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | not published | $7,775.89 – $8,164.69 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $591.56 – $1,273.58 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | not published | $2,597.81 – $12,463.16 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | not published | $6,760.00 – $15,026.00 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $791.96 – $4,826.69 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio, TX | not published | $3,381.00 – $3,381.00 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $7,198.64 – $12,646.87 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo, CA | not published | $899.11 – $1,571.61 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $2,473.00 – $2,473.00 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $3,045.00 – $3,045.00 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $2,458.00 – $2,458.00 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $2,458.00 – $2,458.00 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | not published | $4,370.70 – $4,370.70 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $3,484.00 – $27,247.21 |