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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back

Arizona rates for HCPCS 22513

This procedure treats a compressed or fractured vertebra in the mid-back (thoracic spine) by inserting a small balloon through the skin to create space within the bone, then filling that space with a cement-like material to restore height and stability. It's typically used for compression fractures related to osteoporosis, injury, or tumors. The balloon step distinguishes it from a simpler cement-only version of vertebral repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back cost?

$10,282

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,282 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,495$550 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,570 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,333Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $468 to $20,893
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,786professional $5,495

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,754.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$52,480.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Mississippi. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 20th of 51

$10,282

$5,495 physician + $4,786 facility

OK $20,151MS $3,493

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.