Re-Closing a Separated Breastbone

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 21750

Brings the two halves of the breastbone back together and fixes them when they have pulled apart after the chest was opened down the middle for surgery. Loose wires are taken out, any dead or infected tissue is cleaned away, and the bone is secured again so it can knit. A separated breastbone is painful and unstable and often clicks audibly with breathing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Re-Closing a Separated Breastbone cost?

$6,936

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,936 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

15% physician fee85% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,047	$813 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,888	$2,344 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $955 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,818

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $4,677.35 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,000.00	$4,677.35	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,235.94 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $16,595.87	Facility	Global	$3,235.94	$8,511.38	$16,595.87
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $1,659.59 Typical High $5,248.07	Facility	Global	$691.83	$1,659.59	$5,248.07
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $114.82 Median $114.82 Typical High $114.82	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$114.82	$114.82	$114.82
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,754.23 Median $8,317.64 Typical High $18,620.87	Facility	Global	$2,754.23	$8,317.64	$18,620.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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NE $10,025MD $1,794

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.