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Vertebroplasty, Lower Back

South Dakota 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,266Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $5,129

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 35

$4,467

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.