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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Arizona 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$1,549$1,380 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,090 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,236
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $1,549

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
$2,187.76
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 20th of 51

$2,042

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.