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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

Kentucky 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $9,550.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $759 to $12,303
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623

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
$426.58
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $5,623 · 14th 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.