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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Lower Back

Maine 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?

$8,593

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,593 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,514$537 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$7,079 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $603 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $468 to $9,333
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $1,514

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$12,302.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Maine 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

Maine· 36th of 50

$8,593

$1,514 physician + $7,079 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.