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Procedure price report · Other fracture and dislocation procedure

Balloon kyphoplasty, each additional vertebra

CPT 22515the billing code this page is about

Add-on billing for creating a cavity and injecting cement in one more broken vertebra during the same session; one unit is one additional vertebra beyond the first.

Hospitals typically charge $5,968 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,636 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $6,244. Most fall between $2,178 and $11,447 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,636
States
50
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,636 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,109$2,744$5,968$10,290$15,694

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,109 vs $15,694).

How the prices are spread

$530 – $769: 41 hospitals$530$769 – $1,117: 43 hospitals$1,117 – $1,621: 71 hospitals$1,117$1,621 – $2,354: 116 hospitals$2,354 – $3,417: 150 hospitals$2,354$3,417 – $4,960: 197 hospitals$4,960 – $7,200: 243 hospitals$4,960$7,200 – $10,451: 305 hospitals$10,451 – $15,172: 205 hospitals$10,451$15,172 – $22,024: 109 hospitals$15,172median $5,968price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,480 of 1,636 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$530$76941
$769$1,11743
$1,117$1,62171
$1,621$2,354116
$2,354$3,417150
$3,417$4,960197
$4,960$7,200243
$7,200$10,451305
$10,451$15,172205
$15,172$22,024109

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $5,968.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,371 across 37 hospitalsWA$4,371Idaho: median $5,845 across 17 hospitalsID$5,845Montana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $6,362 across 43 hospitalsMN$6,362Illinois: median $5,760 across 80 hospitalsIL$5,760Wisconsin: median $4,811 across 60 hospitalsWI$4,811Michigan: median $10,381 across 51 hospitalsMI$10,381New York: median $2,829 across 45 hospitalsNY$2,829Massachusetts: median $2,721 across 28 hospitalsMA$2,721Oregon: median $6,755 across 29 hospitalsOR$6,755Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $7,709 across 33 hospitalsIA$7,709Indiana: median $5,215 across 52 hospitalsIN$5,215Ohio: median $7,284 across 102 hospitalsOH$7,284Pennsylvania: median $4,096 across 57 hospitalsPA$4,096New Jersey: median $5,741 across 37 hospitalsNJ$5,741Connecticut: median $6,067 across 13 hospitalsCT$6,067Rhode Island: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $10,188 across 132 hospitalsCA$10,188Utah: median $12,421 across 27 hospitalsUT$12,421Colorado: median $6,052 across 33 hospitalsCO$6,052Nebraska: median $4,394 across 25 hospitalsNE$4,394Missouri: median $5,995 across 42 hospitalsMO$5,995Kentucky: median $6,355 across 22 hospitalsKY$6,355West Virginia: median $2,822 across 20 hospitalsWV$2,822Virginia: median $2,867 across 39 hospitalsVA$2,867Maryland: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $1,647 across 29 hospitalsAZ$1,647New Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $3,190 across 21 hospitalsKS$3,190Arkansas: median $3,298 across 11 hospitalsAR$3,298Tennessee: median $2,006 across 29 hospitalsTN$2,006North Carolina: median $5,189 across 47 hospitalsNC$5,189South Carolina: median $9,513 across 29 hospitalsSC$9,513Oklahoma: median $3,520 across 31 hospitalsOK$3,520Louisiana: median $5,198 across 19 hospitalsLA$5,198Mississippi: median $2,600 across 30 hospitalsMS$2,600Alabama: median $12,524 across 17 hospitalsAL$12,524Georgia: median $4,754 across 62 hospitalsGA$4,754Hawaii: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $7,714 across 131 hospitalsTX$7,714Florida: median $8,230 across 77 hospitalsFL$8,230
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $5,968. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Alabama AL17$12,524+110%$3,624 – $23,746
Utah UT27$12,421+108%$9,471 – $14,613
Michigan MI51$10,381+74%$1,123 – $14,648
California CA132$10,188+71%$4,948 – $14,403
South Carolina SC29$9,513+59%$6,044 – $20,522
Florida FL77$8,230+38%$2,752 – $13,872
Texas TX131$7,714+29%$3,243 – $13,242
Iowa IA33$7,709+29%$4,253 – $9,664
Ohio OH102$7,284+22%$4,208 – $11,591
Oregon OR29$6,755+13%$653 – $11,934
Minnesota MN43$6,362+7%$2,877 – $6,786
Kentucky KY22$6,355+6%$3,186 – $36,870
Connecticut CT13$6,067+2%$2,258 – $12,878
Colorado CO33$6,052+1%$5,489 – $11,913
Missouri MO42$5,9950%$2,178 – $8,190
Idaho ID17$5,845−2%$2,965 – $13,264
Illinois IL80$5,760−3%$2,237 – $9,153
New Jersey NJ37$5,741−4%$3,786 – $17,028
Indiana IN52$5,215−13%$3,283 – $15,658
Louisiana LA19$5,198−13%$2,305 – $11,251
North Carolina NC47$5,189−13%$1,777 – $6,479
Wisconsin WI60$4,811−19%$1,123 – $8,284
Georgia GA62$4,754−20%$2,116 – $11,444
Nebraska NE25$4,394−26%$954 – $8,173
Washington WA37$4,371−27%$2,164 – $10,699
Pennsylvania PA57$4,096−31%$1,725 – $10,069
Oklahoma OK31$3,520−41%$2,453 – $7,427
Arkansas AR11$3,298−45%$1,456 – $4,430
Kansas KS21$3,190−47%$402 – $8,218
Virginia VA39$2,867−52%$1,300 – $5,792
New York NY45$2,829−53%$628 – $9,694
West Virginia WV20$2,822−53%$2,239 – $3,386
Massachusetts MA28$2,721−54%$733 – $12,349
Mississippi MS30$2,600−56%$801 – $3,412
Tennessee TN29$2,006−66%$667 – $7,095
Arizona AZ29$1,647−72%$1,074 – $19,076
Hawaii HI8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $5,968.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,414$6,157$2,517 – $11,913
Children’s13fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access200$3,731$1,083 – $9,235
Ownership
For-profit175$7,714$3,213 – $20,200
Government217$4,653$1,696 – $9,664
Non-profit1,235$6,098$2,234 – $11,444
System affiliation
Part of a system1,412$6,237$2,342 – $11,743
Independent224$4,627$1,107 – $10,552

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$10,345
Median cash price$5,968
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,263 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $6,633 and the average of the middle 60% is $6,747; most fall between $2,293 and $12,211.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,263 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,197$3,194$6,633$10,769$15,658

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,197 vs $15,658).

Of the 1,400 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,263 gave a usable cash price; 65 carried a plausibility flag, 2 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 70 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,636 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (41%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,881 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,636
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here120
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded122
Hospitals that filed this code1,881

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other fracture and dislocation procedure family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Perq Vert Agmntj Cavity Crtj Uni/Bi Cannulj Each.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Balloon kyphoplasty, each additional vertebra (CPT 22515) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-22515-balloon-kyphoplasty-each-additional-vertebra