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Open Repair of a Sunken or Bulging Chest

Vermont rates for HCPCS 21740

Open surgery to correct a chest wall that is sunken inward or pushed outward. Through an incision over the breastbone, the surgeon reshapes the cartilage and breastbone and holds the chest in its corrected position while it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Sunken or Bulging Chest cost?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,738.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,549

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,905.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 20th of 51

$1,622

AK $4,169TX $282

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.