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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Colorado 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 7 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$1,622$1,585 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,981 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $1,622

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$2,692

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.