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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Georgia 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$1,820$1,549 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,754 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,820

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
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th of 51

$2,089

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.