Lumbar discectomy cost in Chicago, IL without insurance
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median cash price for Lumbar discectomy is $10,960.15 across 15 hospitals. The lowest, $1,019.89, is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $9,692.39.
A lumbar discectomy removes the part of a herniated disc that presses on a nerve, usually at L4-L5 or L5-S1, and is the most common back surgery. It is often a same-day or overnight procedure. A laminectomy for spinal stenosis costs about the same; a spinal fusion, with implants and a longer stay, costs much more. Many people improve with physical therapy, injections and time, so surgery is usually a later step.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Lumbar discectomy prices in Chicago, IL by type
63030 is a lumbar discectomy (laminotomy) at one level 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, which has its own page.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar discectomy Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level · code 63030 | 15 | $1,019.89 | $10,960.15 | $9,692.39 |
| Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level · code 63047 | 14 | $1,163.95 | $14,495.03 | $9,757.20 |
| ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 | 9 | $1,782.23 | $13,690.00 | $13,964.00 |
| Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 | 5 | $1,670.80 | $6,116.77 | $17,527.00 |
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
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Chicago$1,871.10
- Morris Hospital, Morris$5,363.70
- Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston$7,737.00
- Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet, Joliet$7,737.00
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.