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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Kentucky 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 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 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$1,413$1,288 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,660 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $851 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,413

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
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$1,445

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.