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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Vertebroplasty, Lower Back cost?

$4,169

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $6,310.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $794 to $6,166Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $4,266

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,309.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in Massachusetts than in Washington. 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.

Iowa· 13th of 35

$4,169

MA $10,000WA $60.26

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.