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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Lower Back

Kentucky 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?

$6,549

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,549 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$661$501 to $5,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,981 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $794 to $12,303Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $661

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
$501.19
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$28,840.32
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Minnesota 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

Kentucky· 46th of 50

$6,549

$661 physician + $5,888 facility

MN $21,875MS $3,376

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.