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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back

Nebraska 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?

$13,314

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,314 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,370 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,370$891 to $9,333
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$7,079 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,454Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $457 to $19,498
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $5,370

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
$1,023.29
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$26,302.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$20,892.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 11th of 50

$13,314

$5,370 physician + $7,943 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.