CPT code 21743: Nuss repair, with thoracoscopy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 21743 in North Dakota.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 21743 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 21743 covers

This code reports minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum or carinatum using the Nuss approach with thoracoscopic visualization. The surgeon reshapes the chest wall by placing a curved support bar behind the sternum under thoracoscopic guidance. A thoracic or pediatric surgeon typically performs the operation in an operating room. Thoracoscopy distinguishes this service from the Nuss repair reported without thoracoscopy.

Medicare assigns physician fee schedule status C: no national payment amount is published, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor prices each claim. The operation has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the standard multiple-procedure reduction applies to the others. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; an assistant at surgery may be paid, and co-surgeons require supporting documentation. Team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How North Dakota compares for 21743

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21743 rates by state

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How the 21743 rate is calculated

Each of 21743’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 21743

21743 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 21743

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 21743 has changed in North Dakota

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Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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