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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 9 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$1,585$1,413 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$3,802 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $1,585

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
$1,513.56
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,772.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,897.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$1,660

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.