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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$1,698$1,479 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,862 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $1,698

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th 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.