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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

Iowa 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $6,457.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,365
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786professional $2,089

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
$1,148.15
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $4,365 · 21st 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.