CPT code 22512: Vertebroplasty, each additional vertebral body2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $645.61 for 22512 in the office and $165.89 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 22512 covers

This add-on captures vertebroplasty performed on an additional vertebral body after the first body in the same session. The physician places a needle into the vertebra and injects bone cement to stabilize it, commonly for a painful compression fracture related to osteoporosis or tumor. Interventional radiologists and spine surgeons perform the procedure, usually in a hospital or ambulatory surgical setting. Vertebroplasty injects cement without the cavity-creation technique used for vertebral augmentation.

Report 22512 for each additional body treated after the appropriate primary vertebroplasty code: 22510 for the cervicothoracic region or 22511 for the lumbosacral region. The operative or procedure note should identify the vertebral levels treated and document the vertebroplasty technique. Do not report 22512 alone. CMS classifies it as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure's global period. Imaging guidance for the vertebroplasty is included in the procedure service.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Arkansas compares for 22512

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 22512 runs from $645.61 in Arkansas to $1,001.80 in San Benito County, CA. Arkansas pays $645.61. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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22512 rates by state

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How the 22512 rate is calculated

Each of 22512’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 22512

The CMS indicators that decide how 22512 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 22512

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How 22512 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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