Back surgery cost in Chicago, IL without insurance
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median cash price for Lumbar discectomy is $46,534.70 across 7 hospitals. The lowest, $1,019.89, is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $5,660.16.
Back and neck surgery ranges from a same-day discectomy for a pinched nerve to a spinal fusion with a hospital stay. Fusion is by far the most expensive, because of the implants and longer surgery. Many people improve with physical therapy, injections and time, so surgery is usually a later step.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Back surgery prices in Chicago, IL by type
63030 is a lumbar discectomy and is used in the state table; 63047 is a lumbar laminectomy for spinal stenosis; 22551 is a neck fusion (ACDF); and 22612 is a lumbar fusion.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar discectomy Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level · code 63030 | 7 | $1,019.89 | $46,534.70 | $5,660.16 |
| Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level · code 63047 | 6 | $1,163.95 | $50,594.83 | $7,374.95 |
| ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 | 2 | $1,782.23 | $7,736.12 | $8,532.55 |
| Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 | 1 | $1,670.80 | $1,670.80 | $8,057.40 |
Outpatient cash prices in Chicago, IL. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Lumbar discectomy prices in Chicago, IL
- Humboldt Park Health, Chicago$1,019.89
- Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston$7,737.00
- Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights$46,123.32
- Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva$46,534.70
- Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield$47,849.56
Paying cash: what to do
- Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
- Ask whether screws, rods, cages and bone graft are included, since implants can be a large part of the price.
- Consider a second opinion before a fusion.