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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back

Delaware 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?

$5,209

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,209 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$525 to $7,762
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,950 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,710
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,317.64
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$9,332.54
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
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 45th of 51

$5,209

$1,318 physician + $3,890 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.