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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Massachusetts 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$1,995$1,660 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,951 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,995

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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$2,291

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.