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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$8,365

Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,898 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$4,898$646 to $7,762
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,549 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,482Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $468 to $9,772
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $4,898

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
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,511.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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

Louisiana· 36th of 50

$8,365

$4,898 physician + $3,467 facility

MN $21,603WV $2,535

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.