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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Lower Back

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 22514

This procedure treats a compressed or fractured vertebra in the lower back (lumbar 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, Lower Back cost?

$5,495

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,762Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $5,495

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
$489.78
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$15,135.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Washington than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 16th of 51

$5,495

WA $6,607VT $646

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.