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Vertebroplasty of Each Additional Spinal Bone

California rates for HCPCS 22512

An added service when a vertebroplasty — injecting bone cement through the skin to stabilize a spinal bone — treats more than one level. It applies to each additional vertebral body beyond the first, on one or both sides, and includes all imaging guidance and a bone biopsy when performed. It is charged in addition to the primary treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vertebroplasty of Each Additional Spinal Bone cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $13,490Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $708

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in New Hampshire than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 7th of 49

$3,981

NH $7,413WY $295

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.