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Minimally Invasive Repair of a Sunken Chest

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$1,778$1,585 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,950 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 21st 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.