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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

California rates for HCPCS 22511

Bone cement is injected through a needle into a broken or weakened bone of the lower spine to stabilize it and relieve pain. X-ray guidance is used to place the needle and watch the cement fill the bone, and that imaging is part of the service. It is done through a small puncture rather than an open incision, usually with sedation and numbing medicine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vertebroplasty, Lower Back cost?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $7,413.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,311
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,514

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
$3,235.94
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $4,467 · 20th of 50
IN $10,233WV $1,413

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.