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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Ohio 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 8 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$1,549$1,318 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,715 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,762
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $1,549

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
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$1,698

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.