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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21743

Repair of a chest wall that is sunken inwards or pushed outwards, carried out through small incisions at the sides of the chest rather than by opening the front of the chest. A curved metal bar is passed behind the breastbone and turned so that it pushes the breastbone into a more normal position. The bar stays in place for a period and is taken out in a later operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,380 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,862 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $8,511
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $1,585

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Alaska· 44th of 51

$1,585

CA $7,586MN $1,349

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.