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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Minnesota 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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$1,349$1,349 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$5,248 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $1,349

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
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$27,542.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,454.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 51st of 51

$1,349

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.