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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

Tennessee 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $4,898.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,244
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236

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
$851.14
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $3,236 · 32nd 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.