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Vertebroplasty of Each Additional Spinal Bone

Washington, DC 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $3,162.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $851

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
$208.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 18th of 49

$2,138

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.