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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 October 2026.

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

$1,318

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $7,244.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $457 to $14,125
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,202

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
$489.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,715.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$15,135.61
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
$245.47
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Oregon than in Kentucky. 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· 37th of 51

$1,318

OR $7,943KY $589

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.