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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Mid-Back

West Virginia 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?

$8,439

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,439 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,365$708 to $7,586
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,905 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $794 to $20,417Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $490 to $13,804
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $4,365

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,370.32
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$18,197.01
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,748.98
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
$295.12
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$8,439

$4,365 physician + $4,074 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.