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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

Colorado rates for HCPCS 22521

Injection of bone cement through a needle into a collapsed bone in the lower back to stabilize it and relieve the pain of the fracture. It is done through the skin with imaging guidance rather than through an open incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vertebroplasty, Lower Back cost?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $3,236.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,467Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,918
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $1,318

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 691.8 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 35

$2,818

NY $20,893SC $30.20

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.