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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Iowa 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$2,399$1,549 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$4,677 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $10,233Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $2,399

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
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$2,455

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.