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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

South Dakota 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$2,188$1,514 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$2,344 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,623Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,495
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,188

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$14,125.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$2,291

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.