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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Maryland 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?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $1,778.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $1,622

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,365.16
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$1,622

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.