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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Tennessee 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$1,862$1,479 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,512 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,862

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
$1,412.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$1,995

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.