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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Nebraska 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$2,344$1,585 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,457 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,802
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,344

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
$7,244.36
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$14,125.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$2,754

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.