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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Missouri 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 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$1,738$1,514 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,630 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,738

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 7th of 51

$2,512

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.