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Vertebroplasty of Each Additional Spinal Bone

North Carolina 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?

$832

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $2,399.

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 $832 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $1,950
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $1,950

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
$331.13
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 49

$832

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.