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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

North Carolina 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?

$1,950

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $6,310.

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 $1,950 · 10th to 90th $407 to $9,550Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $4,467
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,950professional $4,467

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,950 · 46th 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.