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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Lower Back

Maryland 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?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $6,166.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,413Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,912.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
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
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$1,047

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.