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Balloon-Assisted Spine Bone Repair, Lower Back

Vermont 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?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $9,333.

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

Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $58 to $9,333
$100$500$2K$10Kprofessional $646

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$14,125.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$646

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.