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Cement Repair Of A Collapsed Lower Back Bone

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 22524

Treatment for a crushed compression fracture in one of the bones of the lower back. Through a small skin puncture a needle is guided into the collapsed bone, a space is opened up inside it, and bone cement is injected to stabilize the bone and relieve pain. There is no open incision, and imaging guides the needle throughout.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cement Repair Of A Collapsed Lower Back Bone cost?

$28,840

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28,840 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28,184 to $28,840.

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 $56 · 10th to 90th $56 to $21,380Professionalmedian $28,840 · 10th to 90th $28,840 to $28,840
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $56professional $28,840

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$21,379.62
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$21,379.62
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 478.6 times more in Tennessee 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.

Massachusetts· 2nd of 35

$28,840

TN $28,840WA $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.