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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

New Jersey 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$1,660$1,445 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$6,457 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $1,660

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
$4,466.84
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,595.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 26th of 51

$1,950

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.